title: mer-Triiodotripyridineindium(III).
abstract: Crystals of the title compound, [InI3(C5H5N)3], consist of discrete molecules lying on a twofold axis running parallel to the crystallographic b axis. The molecules exhibit meridional octahedral stereochemistry, with In-I bond lengths of 2.8390 (6) and 2.8676 (3) A, and In-N bond lengths of 2.323 (5) and 2.309 (4) A.
authors.affiliation: Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QR, England.
authors.forename: Jennifer A J
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Pardoe
authors.forename: Andrew R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Cowley
authors.forename: Anthony J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Downs
authors.forename: Timothy M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Greene