[Hydridotris(pyrazol‐1‐yl)borato‐κ3N,N′,N′′][5,10,15,20‐tetrakis(4‐methylphenyl)porphyrinato‐κ4N,N′,N′′,N′′′]samarium(III) toluene 1.75‐solvate

In the title complex, [Sm(C9H10BN6)(C48H36N4)]·1.75C7H8, there are two independent complex molecules in the asymmetric unit, in each of which the SmIII ion is coordinated by seven N atoms, four from a (4‐methylphenyl)porphyrinate ligand and three from a hydridotris(pyrazol‐1‐yl)borate ligand, to form a capped trigonal‐prismatic geometry. The SmIII ion is `sandwiched' between two ligands and is located 1.2647 (13) and 1.2549 (14)Å from the porphyrin ring in the two complex molecules. The asymmetric unit also contains 3.5 molecules of toluene, the half‐occupancy molecule being located close to a crystallographic inversion center. The porphyrin groups have `dome'‐like geometries.