Trichlorido(5,5′-dimethyl-2,2′-bipyridine-κ(2) N,N′)(dimethyl­formamide-κO)indium(III) hemihydrate

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, [InCl(3)(C(12)H(12)N(2))(C(3)H(7)NO)]·0.5H(2)O, contains two independent In(III) complex mol­ecules with similar structures and one lattice water mol­ecule. In each complex mol­ecule, the In(III) atom is six-coordinated in a distorted octa­hedral geometry, formed by two N atoms from the chelating 5,5′-dimethyl-2,2′-bipyridine ligand, one O atom from a dimethyl­formamide and three facial Cl atoms. In the crystal, the lattice water mol­ecule is linked to the complex mol­ecules via O—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds. Further weak C—H⋯Cl and C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds result in the formation of a three-dimensional structure.