Methoxy[meso-5,10,15,20-tetrakis-(2,6-difluorophenyl)porphyrinato]-iron(III), [Fe(TDFPP)(OCH3)]

Abstract

The crystal structure of the title compound, [Fe(C44H20F8N4)(CH3O)], has been determined. The Fe atom lies 0.485 (1) Angstrom out of the plane of the four N atoms to which it is coordinated and from the inversion centre at the origin of the unit cell. The methoxy group is axially coordinated to the Fe atom with OD Fe-N angles of 106.3 (2) and 102.4 (2)degrees, a C-O-Fe angle of 128.3 (5)degrees and an Fe-O distance of 1.788 (5) Angstrom. Difluorophenyl rings are tilted from the porphyrin (por) plane with torsion angles of -68.1 (6) and 77.7 (5)degrees across the two C-por -C-C-C-ar systems.