{5,15-Bis[3,5-bis(6′-methyl-2,2′-bipyridyl-6-yl)phenyl]-10,20-diphenylporphyrin}zinc(II) 1,2-dimethoxyethane 0.296-solvate

In the title compound, [Zn(C 88 H 60 N 12 )]·0.296C 4 H 10 O 2 , the porphyrin macrocycle is essentially planar, with the Zn atom located in the plane on an inversion centre. The non-substituted and bipyridine-bearing phenyl rings are twisted with respect to the porphyrin plane by 65.55 (6) and 64.85 (7)°, respectively. The phenyl and pyridine rings are moderately twisted, with dihedral angles of 21.21 (17) and 30.33 (14)°. The bipyridine moieties adopt an s - trans conformation with dihedral angles of 17.52 (18)° and 13.92 (13)°. The bipyridine units are located on both sides of the porphyrin plane due to the substitution at the 3- and 5-positions of the meso- phenyl ring. One bipyridine moiety folds back towards the porphyrin, while the other extends away from the porphyrin. π–π interactions between the porphyrin plane and the terminal pyridine ring of the extended bipyridine propagate along the [011] and [01 1 ] directions within the bc plane. The folded bipyridine units project from the network, resulting in alternating layers. The folded bipyridine layer contains void channels that are partially occupied by the crystallization solvent, 1,2-dimethoxyethane.