Bis(methanol-O)(2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-octaethylporphyrinato-N,N',N",N'")-iron(III) Perchlorate Bis(methanol) Solvate, [Fe(III)oep(HOCH3)2][ClO4].2CH3OH

Abstract

Simple treatment of [FeIII(oep)Cl] (where oep is octaethylporphyrin) with dilute perchloric acid leads to facile preparation of the title compound, [Fe(C36H44N4)(CH4O)2](ClO4).2CH4O. The structure consists of discrete [Fe(oep)(HOCH3)2]+ cations, perchlorate anions and methanol molecules of solvation, which are connected by hydrogen bonds in an infinite network. The Fe atom is located in the plane of the N atoms and is coordinated by two methanol O atoms in the axial position, with an average Fe-N distance of 2.026 (3) ? and Fe-O bond lengths of 2.159 (3) ?.