title: Crystal structure of di-μ-iodido-bis-{[1,3-bis-(2,6-diiso-propyl-phen-yl)imidazol-2-yl-idene]lithium}.
abstract: In the title binuclear complex, [Li2(C27H36N2)2I2], the unique Li(I) cation is coordinated by two iodide anions and one yl-idene C atom from a 1,3-bis-(2,6-diiso-propyl-phen-yl)imidazol-2-yl-idene ligand in a distorted trigonal-planar geometry. The two symmetry-related iodide anions bridge two Li(I) cations, forming an inversion dimer in which the Li2I2 plane is nearly perpendicular to the imidazol-2-yl-idene ring, with a dihedral angle of 85.5 (3)°. No hydrogen bonding is observed in the crystal.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province 214122, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Hui-Da
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Wan
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province 214122, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jian-Quan
authors.initials: JQ
authors.lastname: Hong
keywords: catalysis; crystal structure; dinuclear lithium complex; imidazol-2-yl­idene ligand