Chlorido(ethylenediamine-κ²N)(η⁵-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)iridium(III) trifluoromethanesulfonate

Abstract

The title compound, [Ir(η5-C5Me5)Cl(en-κ2N)](CF3SO3) (en is ethyl­enediamine) or [Ir(C10H15)Cl(C2H8N2)](CF3SO3), contains a half-sandwich (η5-C5Me5)IrIII fragment coordinated in a bidentate manner by the N atoms of an en ligand. N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds between the en amino groups and O atoms of the trifluoro­methane­sulfonate anions generate polymeric chains. The cation and anion both have Cs symmetry. The C atoms of the en ligand are disordered about a mirror plane. The crystal structure involves N—H⋯O, C—H⋯O and N—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds.