(1-Methyl-1H-imidazole-κN 3)(1-methyl-2-nitrosobenzene-κN)(5,10,15,20-tetraphenylporphyrinato-κ4 N)iron(II) dichloromethane monosolvate

The solvated title compound, [Fe(C44H28N4)(C4H6N2)(C7H7NO)]·CH2Cl2, is a porphyrin complex containing an octahedrally coordinated FeII atom with 1-methylimidazole [Fe—N = 2.0651 (17) Å] and o-nitrosotoluene ligands at the axial positions. The o-nitrosotoluene ligand is N-bound to iron(II) [Fe—N = 1.8406 (18)Å and Fe—N—O = 122.54 (14)°]. The axial N—Fe—N linkage is almost linear, with a bond angle of 177.15 (7)°. One phenyl group of the porphyrin ligand is disordered over two orientations in a 0.710 (3):0.290 (3) ratio. The dichloromethane solvent molecule was severely disordered and its contribution to the scattering was removed with the SQUEEZE routine [van der Sluis & Spek (1990 ▶). Acta Cryst. A46, 194–201].

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