Crystal structure of (15,20-bis(2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorophenyl)-5,10-{(pyridine-3,5-diyl)bis(sulfanediylmethylene)1,1′-biphenyl-4′,2-diyl}porphyrinato)nickel(II) dichloromethane x-solvate (x > 1/2) showing a rare CN5 coordination

摘要

The crystal structure of the title compound, [Ni(C63H31F10N5S2)]·xCH2Cl2 (x > 1/2), consists of Ni–porphyrin complexes that are located in general positions and dichloromethane solvent molecules that are disordered around centers of inversion. The NiII ions are in a square-pyramidal (CN5) coordination, with four porphyrin N atoms in the equatorial and a pyridine N atom in the apical position and are shifted out of the porphyrine N4 plane towards the coordinating pyridine N atom. The pyridine substituent is not exactly perpendicular to the N4 plane with an angle of intersection between the planes planes of 80.48 (6)°. The dichloromethane solvent molecules are hydrogen bonded to one of the four porphyrine N atoms. Two complexes are linked into dimers by two symmetry-equivalent C—H...S hydrogen bonds. These dimers are closely packed, leading to cavities in which additional dichloromethane solvent molecules are embedded. These solvent molecules are disordered and because no reasonable split model was found, the data were corrected for disordered solvent using the PLATON SQUEEZE routine [Spek (2015). Acta Cryst. C71, 9–18].