Di-μ(2)-chlorido-bis­[chlorido(η(5)-2,3,4,5-tetra­methyl-1-propyl­cyclo­penta­dien­yl)iridium(III)]

The asymmetric unit of the title complex, [Ir(2)Cl(4)(C(12)H(19))(2)], a versatile starting material for the preparation of uniquely substituted penta­alkyl­cyclo­penta­dien­yl–iridium complexes, consists of an iridium(III) atom, a substituted cyclo­penta­dienyl ligand and two chlorine ligands. The full dimer is generated by an inversion center. In the dimer, the two Ir(III) atoms and two bridging Cl atoms form a perfectly planar ring. The two Ir(III) atoms and the two terminal Cl atoms also form a rigorous plane that is orthogonal [89.48 (3)°] to the Ir(2)Cl(2) ring. The plane of the cyclo­penta­dienyl ligand forms a dihedral angle of 54.06 (7)° with respect to the Ir(2)Cl(2) ring.