CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF (η <sup>5</sup>-PENTAMETHYLCYCLOPENTADIENYL){BIS(PENTAFLUOROPHENYL)THIOMETHYLPHENYLPHOSPHINE-κ <sub>2</sub> <i>S</i>, <i>P</i>)CHLOROIRIDIUM(III) TETRAFLUOROBORATE
The salt (η <sup>5</sup>-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl){bis(pentafluorophenyl)thiomethylphenylphosphine-κ <sub>2</sub> <i>S</i>, <i>P</i>)chloroiridium(III) tetrafluoroborate, [η( <sup>5</sup>-C <sub>5</sub>Me <sub>5</sub>)IrCl{κ <sub>2</sub> <i>S</i>, <i>P</i>-(C <sub>6</sub>F <sub>5</sub>) <sub>2</sub>PC <sub>6</sub>H <sub>4</sub>SMe-2}]BF <sub>4</sub>, crystallizes as a conglomerate in the orthorhombic crystal system in space group <i>P</i>2 <sub>1</sub>2 <sub>1</sub>2 <sub>1</sub> with unit cell parameters <i>a</i> = 9.9621(9) Å, <i>b</i> = 16.7793(15) Å, <i>c</i> = 18.5040(16) Å, <i>V</i> = 3093.1(5) Å <sup>3</sup>, <i>Z</i> = 4, <i>d</i> <sub>calc</sub> = 2.014 g×cm <sup>–3</sup>. The structure of the <i>S</i> <sub>Ir</sub>, <i>S</i> <sub>S</sub> stereoisomer reveals three-legged piano stool geometry about Ir, with Cp*—Ir, Ir—P, Ir—S and Ir—Cl distances of 1.847(5), 2.2791(14), 2.3451(13) and 2.3840(12) Å respectively.