Structural evidence of the formation of ZnPc-DBU complex during recrystallisation of commercially available ZnPc dye

Crystal structure of bis-[(phenyl-methanamine-κN)(phthalocyaninato-κ(4) N)zinc] phenyl-methan-amine tris-olvate

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, 2[Zn(C32H16N8)(C7H9N)]·3C7H9N, comprises two independent complex mol-ecules and three benzyl-amine solvent mol-ecules. Each complex mol-ecule features a penta-coordinated Zn(2+) ion within a square-pyramidal geometry, whereby the N5 donor set is defined by four atoms of the phthalocyaninate dianion (PC) and an N-bound benzyl-amine mol-ecule; it is the relative orientations of the latter that differentiate between the independent complex mol-ecules. The uncoordinated benzyl-amine mol-ecules display different conformations in the structure, with syn-Car-Car-Cm-N (ar = aromatic, m = methyl-ene) torsion angles spanning the range -28.7 (10) to 35.1 (14)°. In the crystal, N-H⋯N and N-H⋯π inter-actions lead to supra-molecular layers in the ab plane. The layers have a zigzag topology, have the coordinating and non-coordinating benzyl-amine mol-ecules directed to the inside, and present the essentially flat PC resides to the outside. This arrangement enables adjacent layers to associate via π-π inter-actions [inter-centroid distance between pyrrolyl and fused-benzene rings = 3.593 (2) Å] so that a three-dimensional architecture is formed.

1,8-Di-aza-bicyclo-[5.4.0]undec-7-en-8-ium bromido-(phthalocyaninato)zincate

The title compound, (C₉H₁₇N₂)[ZnBr(C₃₂H₁₆N₈)], contains a bromido­(phthalocyaninato)zincate anion and a protonated 1,8-di­aza­bicyclo­[5.4.0]undece-7-ene cation, [DBUH]⁺. The central Zn^II atom has a distorted square-pyramidal geometry, with four iso­indole N atoms of the macrocycle in equatorial positions and a bromide ion in the axial position. The latter has a relatively high displacement parameter, but no evidence for disorder was obtained. The central Zn^II atom is displaced by 0.488 (3) Å from the mean plane defined by the four iso­indole N atoms. The [DBUH]⁺ cation is involved in an almost linear N—H⋯Br hydrogen bond. In the crystal, π–π inter­actions lead to a relatively short distance of 3.366 (3) Å between the phthalocyaninate rings.