Acta Cryst. (2008). E64, m330-m331  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536808000147 ]

(2,3,5,10,12,13,15,20-Octaphenylporphinato)copper(II) 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane solvate

P. Bhyrappa, K. Karunanithi and B. Varghese

Abstract: The title complex, [Cu(C₆₈H₄₄N₄)]·C₂H₂Cl₄, exhibits nearly square-planar geometry around the Cu^II centre and the macrocyclic ring is almost planar. The porphyrin molecule has an approximate non-crystallographic inversion centre (C_i), and a non-crystallographic twofold rotation axis (C₂) within the Cu^II-porphyrin ring plane. Further, it has non-crystallographic twofold rotation axis and mirror plane (C_s) symmetry perpendicular to the molecular plane. The molecular packing of the complexes and the solvent molecules shows weak intermolecular C-H, C-HCl and C-HN interactions, forming a clathrate-like structure.

Online 9 January 2008

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