The crystal structure of 5-benzoyloxyoctaethylporphyrin. An example of a distorted porphyrin ring

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Abstract
The X-ray structure determination of 5-benzoyloxyoctaethylporphyrin is reported; the porphyrin skeleton is significantly ruffled, with an alteration in geometry of the central ‘hole’, compared to that in porphyrin itself.