(2,2 -Bipyridine)chloro(4 -tolyl-2,2 :6 ,2 -terpyridine)iridium(III) bis(hexafluorophosphate) acetonitrile disolvate

In the title compound, [IrCl(C10H8N2)(C22H17N3)](PF6)2·2C2H3N, the complex cation [IrIIICl(bpy)(tterpy)]2+ shows a deformed octa­hedral coordination geometry (tterpy = 4′-tol­yl-2,2′:6′,2′′-terpyridine and bpy = 2,2′-bipyridine). Due to the relatively strong inter­cationic tterpy–tterpy associations, the tol­yl group deviates significantly from ideal geometry. The benzene ring of tterpy is inclined with respect to the central pyrid­yl ring at an angle of 24.7 (1)°.