Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Bis-tetrahydrofuranate-{(5,10,15,20-(tetrakispentafluorophenyl)porphyrinato)magnesium(II)}

The title compound, bis-tetrahydrofuranate-{(5,10,15,20-(tetrakispentafluorophenyl)porphyrinato)magnesium(II)} ([Mg(THF)2(TFPP)]), crystallized in the monoclinic space group C2/c with the following unit-cell parameters: a = 23.940(6)Å, b = 12.007(4)Å, c = 23.882(6)Å, β = 90.795(4)°, V = 6864(3)Å3 and Z = 4. The crystal structure was solved by direct methods, and refined by full-matrix least-squares procedures to a final R-value of 0.0604 for 4933 observed reflections. A porphyrin ligand coordinated to the magneseum atom, and four pentafluorophenyl groups bonded to the meso position of the porphyrin skeleton.