We report on a facile method for the optical resolution of cyclometalated iridium(III) (Ir(III)) complexes via diastereomers formed with chiral auxiliaries. The racemic carboxylic acids of Ir(III) complexes (- (-Ir(ppyCOH) (ppy: 2-phenylpyridine)), - (-Ir(tpyCOH) (tpy: 2-(4'-tolyl)pyridine)), and - (-Ir(mpiqCOH) (mpiq: 1-(4'-methylphenyl)isoquinoline))) were converted into the diastereomers, Δ- and Λ-forms of - (from -), - (from -), - (from -), and - (from -), respectively, by the condensation with (12)-1,2-diaminocyclohexane or (12)-2-aminocyclohexanol. The resulting diastereomers were separated by HPLC (with a nonchiral column) or silica gel column chromatography, and their absolute stereochemistry was determined by X-ray single-crystal structure analysis and CD (circular dichroism) spectra. Spectra of all diastereomers of the Ir(III) complexes are reported. Hydrolysis of the ester moieties of Δ- and Λ-forms of -, -, and - gave both enantiomers of the corresponding carboxylic acid derivatives in the optically pure forms, Δ- and Λ--, -, and -, respectively.