Crystal structure of tri­chlorido­(4′-ferrocenyl-2,2′:6′,2′′-terpyridine-κ(3) N,N′,N′′)iridium(III) aceto­nitrile disolvate

In the title compound, [FeIr(C(5)H(5))(C(20)H(14)N(3))Cl(3)]·2CH(3)CN, the central Ir(III) atom is sixfold coordinated by three chloride ligands and three terpyridine N atoms in a slightly distorted octa­hedral fashion. The terpyridine ligand is functionalized at the 4′-position with a ferrocenyl group, the latter being in an eclipsed conformation. In the crystal, mol­ecules are stacked in rows parallel to [001], with the aceto­nitrile solvent mol­ecules situated between the rows. An extensive network of intra- and inter­molecular C—H⋯Cl inter­actions is present, stabilizing the three-dimensional structure.