[5,10,15,20‐Tetrakis(4‐methoxyphenyl)porphinato]zinc(II) 1,1,2,2‐tetrachloroethane solvate

TLDR: In this paper, the ZnII ion is located on an inversion center and in an approximately square-planar coordination environment in the title complex of [Zn(C48H36N4O4]·C2H2Cl4], where the Porphyrin-porphyrin and porphrin-solvent contacts are dominated by C-Hπ and C-O inter-interactions, resulting in the formation of a clathrate-like structure.

Abstract: In the title complex, [Zn(C48H36N4O4)]·C2H2Cl4, the ZnII ion is located on an inversion centre and in an approximately square-planar coordination environment. The tetra­chloro­ethane solvent lies across an inversion centre at the mid-point of the C—C bond. Porphyrin–porphyrin and porphyrin–solvent contacts are dominated by C—H⋯π and C—H⋯O inter­actions, resulting in the formation of a clathrate-like structure. One benzene ring and its meth­oxy substituent are disordered over two positions, with site occupancies of 0.824 (2) and 0.176 (2). In addition, two symmetry-equivalent Cl atoms of the tetra­chloro­ethane solvent also exhibit positional disorder, with site occupancies of 0.635 (2) and 0.365 (2).