(Acetonitrile-κN)chloridobis[2-(pyridin-2-yl)phenyl-κ(2) C (1),N]iridium(III)

The Ir(III) atom of the title compound, [Ir(C(11)H(8)N)(2)Cl(CH(3)CN)], displays a distorted octa­hedral coordination. The pyridyl groups are in trans positions [N—Ir—N = 173.07 (10)°], while the phenyl groups are trans with respect to the acetonitrile and chloride groups [C—Ir—N = 178.13 (11) and C—Ir—Cl = 176.22 (9)°]. The pyridyl­phenyl groups only show a small deviation from planarity, with the dihedral angle between the planes of the two six-membered rings in each pyridyl­phenyl group being 5.6 (2) and 5.8 (1)°. The crystal packing shows inter­molecular C—H⋯Cl, C—H⋯π(acetonitrile) and C—H⋯π(pyridyl­phen­yl) contacts.