[5,10,15,20-Tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)porphyrinato]zinc(II) benzene disolvate

Abstract

Single crystals of the title zinc porphyrinato complex, [Zn(C44H8F20N4)]·2C6H6, were obtained by the solvent evaporation method. The molecular complex exhibits point group symmetry \overline1 with the central ZnII atom located on an inversion centre. The porphyrinato core is approximately planar, and the cation has no other ligating atoms than the four porphyrinato N atoms. π–π interactions between benzene solvent molecules and [Zn(TFPP)] units lead to multilayer packing structures. In addition, intermolecular C—H...F hydrogen bonding is observed between [Zn(TFPP)] molecules.