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The reaction of [CoIII(TPP)Cl] (TPP is the dianion of 5,10,15,20-tetraphenylporphyrin) with an excess of 4-nitroaniline in dichloromethane leads to the title compound, [CoIII(C44H28N4)(C6H6N2O2)2]Cl·CH2Cl2. The CoIII ion lies on an inversion centre and is octahedrally coordinated by two N atoms of the NH2 groups of the two 4-nitroaniline trans-axial ligands and four pyrrole N atoms of the porphyrin. The asymmetric unit contains one half of the [CoIII(TPP)(4-nitroaniline)2]+ ion complex, one chloride counter-ion (lying on a twofold rotation axis) and one half dichloromethane solvent molecule, where the C atom lies on a twofold rotation axis. The average equatorial Co—N(pyrrole) distance (Co—Np) is 1.982 (2) Å and the axial Co—N(4-nitroaniline) bond length is 2.006 (2) Å. The crystal packing is stabilized by an N—HCl hydrogen bond between the N atom of the amino group of the 4-nitroaniline axial ligand and the chloride counter-ion. The supramolecular architecture is further stabilized by weak C—Hπ interactions.