(4-Chloroacetanilido-kappa N-2,O)bis[2-(pyridin-2-yl)phenyl-kappa C-2(1),N]iridium(III)

In the neutral mononuclear iridium(III) title compound, [Ir(C8H7ClNO)(C11H8N)(2)], the Ir-III atom adopts an octahedral geometry, and is coordinated by two 2-phenylpyridyl ligands and one anionic 4-chloroacetanilide ligand. The 2-phenylpyridyl ligands are arranged in a cis-C, C' and cis-N, N' fashion. Each 2-phenylpyridyl ligand forms a five-membered ring with the Ir III atom. The 2-phenylpyridyl planes are perpendicular to each other [dihedral angle = 89.9 (1)degrees]. The Ir-C and Ir-N bond lengths are comparable to those reported for related iridium(III) 2-phenylpyridyl complexes. The remaining two coordination sites are occupied by the amidate N and O atoms, which form a four-membered ring with the iridium atom (Ir-N-C-O). The amidate plane is nearly perpendicular to both 2-phenylpyridyl ligands [dihedral angles = 87.8 (2) and 88.3 (2)degrees].