Crystal structure of 1,3-bis­(2,6-diiso­propyl­phen­yl)-4,5-dimethyl-1H-imid­azol-3-ium bromide di­chloro­methane disolvate

The title solvated salt, C₂₉H₄₁N₂⁺·Br⁻·2CH₂Cl₂ was obtained from the reaction of the Arduengo-type carbene 1,3-bis­(2,6-diiso­propyl­phen­yl)-1,3-dihydro-4,5-dimethyl-2H-imidazol-2-ylidene with Si₂Br₆ in di­chloro­methane. The complete cation is generated by a crystallographic mirror plane and the dihedral angle between the five-membered ring and the benzene ring is 89.8 (6)°; the dihedral angle between the benzene rings is 40.7 (2)°. The anion also lies on the mirror plane and both di­chloro­methane mol­ecules are disordered across the mirror plane over two equally occupied orientations. In the crystal, the cations are linked to the anions via C—H...Br hydrogen bonds.