Crystal structure of chlorido­(η(2)-phenyl iso­thio­cyanate-κ(2) C,S)-mer-tris­(tri­methyl­phosphane-κP)iridium(I)

The molecule of the title compound, [IrCl(C(7)H(5)NS)(C(3)H(9)P)(3)], is a distorted octa­hedral iridium complex with three PMe(3) ligands arranged in a meridional geometry, a chloride ion cis to all three PMe(3) groups and the phenyl iso­thio­cyanate ligand bonded in an η(2)-fashion through the C and S atoms. The C atom is trans to the chloride ion and the S atom is responsible for a significant deviation from an ideal octa­hedral geometry. The geometric parameters for the metal-complexing phenyl isothiocyanate group are compared with other metal-complexed phenyl iso­thio­cyanates, as well as with examples of uncomplexed aryl iso­thio­cyanates.