Synthesis, crystal structure and self-assembly property of a mixed (phthalocyaninato) (porphyrinato) europium triple-decker complex

Introduction of four chlorine atoms onto the four meso-phenyl groups of the porphyrin ligand in [Eu2(Pc)2(TClPP)] complex induces a two-dimensional supramolecular structure depending on the C-H…Cl interaction among chlorine atoms of adjacent porphyrins leading to the formation of nano-structures with sheetlike morphology.