Structure of (cyano)(2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-octaethylporphinato)(pyridine)iron(III) chloroform solvate.

[Fe(C36H44N4)(CN)(C5H5N)].CHCl3, Mr = 813.12, monoclinic, P2(1)/n, a = 10.345 (2), b = 14.748 (2), c = 27.302 (3) A, beta = 92.12 (3) degrees, V = 4162.6 A3, Z = 4, D chi = 1.30, Dm = 1.29 g cm-3, Mo K alpha, lambda = 0.71073 A, mu = 5.92 cm-1, F(000) = 1708, T = 293 K, R = 0.046 for 5193 unique observed [F greater than 3 sigma(F)] reflections. The iron(III) atom is six-coordinate with an average Fe-N(p) distance of 1.980 (4) A and axial Fe-C and Fe-N distances of 1.934 (4) and 2.087 (3) A, respectively.