Crystal and molecular structure of cis-bis-(2-methoxyphenyl)bis-(2,2′-bipyridyl)chromium(III) iodide monohydrate

Abstract

Crystal of the title compound, are triclinic, space group P, with cell dimensions a= 12·486, b= 16·657, c= 12·953 Å, α= 129° 41′, β= 51° 28′, γ= 120° 7′, Z= 2. The final R for 3168 counter data refined by leastsquares is 0·07. The organometallic cation, which has the cis-octahedral configuration, possesses an approximate two-fold axis bisecting the C–Cr–C bond angle. Cr–C is 2·101(12), and Cr–N trans to carbon 2·156(10), and trans to nitrogen 2·071(10)Å.