Dichlorido(9-methyladenine-κN7)(η5-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)-iridium(III) dichloromethane solvate

In the title complex, [Ir(C10H15)Cl-2(C6H7N5)]center dot CH2Cl2 or [Ir(eta(5)-C5Me5)Cl-2(9-MeAde-kappa N-7)]center dot CH2Cl2 (9-MeAde = 9-methyladenine), the coordination geometry of the Ir-III atom approximates to a three-legged piano stool. The 9-methyladenine ligand is coordinated in a monodentate fashion to the Ir centre through its N-7 atom. The crystal structure contains centrosymmetric pairs of molecules, interacting through two N-H center dot center dot center dot N hydrogen bonds. An intramolecular N - H center dot center dot center dot Cl hydrogen bond is formed between the H atom of an NH2 group and a chlorido ligand. Further short intra- and intermolecular C - H center dot center dot center dot Cl contacts are observed.