Iodo­[phthalocyaninato(2–)]­manganese(III) bridged by a neutral I2 mol­ecule

The title manganese(III) phthalocyaninate (Pc) complex, viz. iodo­phthalocyaninato(2?)]­manganese(III) hemi­(diiodine), Mn(C₃₂H₁₆N₈)I]·0.5I₂ or (MnPcI)₂·I₂, was obtained from the reaction of pure powdered manganese with phthalo­nitrile under oxidation conditions of iodine vapour. The phthalocyaninato(2?) residue is not strictly planar and the Mn atom is five‐coordinate, having distorted square‐pyramidal geometry and residing 0.262 (2) Å above the plane defined by the four iso­indole N atoms of the phthalocyaninate macrocycle. The neutral I₂ mol­ecule bridges the iodo­phthalocyaninato(2?)]­manganese(III) mol­ecules, forming a centrosymmetric dimeric structure.