Crystal structure of fac-{5-[(hexylazaniumyl)methyl]-2-(pyridin-2-yl)phenyl-kappa N-2,C-1}bis[2-(pyridin-2-yl)phenyl-kappa(2) N,C-1]iridium(III) chloride

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, fac[Ir(C11H8N)(2)(C18H24N2)]Cl or fac-[Ir(ppy)(2) (Hppy-NC6)]Cl, contains two [Ir(ppy)(2)(ppy-NC6)](H+) cations, two Cl- anions and disordered solvent. In each complex molecule, the Ir-III ion is coordinated by two C,N-bidentate 2-(pyridin-2-yl)phenyl ligands and one C,N-bidentate N-[4-(pyridin-2-yl)benzyl]hexan-1-aminium ligand, leading to a distorted fac-octahedral coordination environment. In the crystal, the molecules are linked by N -H center dot center dot center dot Cl, C-H center dot center dot center dot pi and pi-pi interactions, forming a three-dimensional supramolecular structure. The hexyl group of one molecule is disordered over two orientations with a refined occupancy ratio of 0.412 (13):0.588 (13). The acetone and hexane solvent molecules were found to be highly disordered and their contribution to the scattering was masked using the solvent-masking routine smtbx.mask in OLEX2 [Rees et al. (2005). Acta Cryst. D61, 1299-1301]. These solvent molecules are not considered in the given chemical formula and other crystal data.