Azido­(η⁵-penta­methyl­cyclo­penta­dien­yl)[2-(pyridin-2-yl)phen­yl]iridium(III)

In the title compound, [Ir(C₁₀H₁₅)(C₁₁H₈N)(N₃)], the Ir^III ion is coordinated by three anionic ligands, namely, penta­methyl­cyclo­penta­dienyl (Cp*⁻), 2-(pyridin-2-yl)phenyl (ppy⁻) and azide (N₃⁻), and adopts a three-legged piano-stool geometry The coordination mode of N₃⁻ is typical for Cp*Ir^III–N₃ complexes, with an Ir—N(N₃) bond length of 2.125 (2) Å and an Ir—N=N bond angle of 116.5 (2)°. The N₃⁻ ligand is almost linear [N=N=N = 176.0 (3)°], and the N=N bond length between the central and coordinating N atom and that between the central and non-coordinating terminal N atom are 1.194 (3) and 1.157 (3) Å, respectively. For the ppy⁻ ligand, the Ir—C and Ir—N bond lengths are 2.066 (3) and 2.079 (3) Å, respectively, which are rather close to each other, compared to the related Ir^III– or Rh^III–ppy complexes. The Ir—C(Cp*) bond lengths vary in the range 2.163 (2)–2.232 (2) Å, indicating a strong trans influence of the cyclo­metallated C-donor atom of the ppy⁻ ligand.