(2,2′-Bipyridine-κ(2) N,N′)[bis­(diphenyl­thio­phosphino­yl)meth­yl]lithium(I) benzene monosolvate

In the title benzene-solvated heteroleptic lithium complex, [Li(C(25)H(21)P(2)S(2))(C(10)H(8)N(2))]·C(6)H(6), the Li(I) ion is four-coordinated in a distorted tetra­hedral geometry by two S atoms and two N atoms of the two chelating ligands, viz. bis­(diphenyl­thio­phosphino­yl)methyl and 2,2′-bipyridine. The 2,2′-bipyridine mol­ecule is slightly twisted with a dihedral angle between the pyridine rings of 7.35 (12)°. Intra­molecular C—H⋯S hydrogen bonds are present. In the crystal, mol­ecules are stacked along the c axis by π–π inter­actions, with centroid–centroid distances of 3.6021 (15) and 3.6401 (16) Å. The crystal structure also features weak C—H⋯π inter­actions.