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

In the neutral mononuclear iridium(III) title compound, [Ir(C(8)H(7)ClNO)(C(11)H(8)N)(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)°]. 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)°].