In the title compound, [Zn(C₄₈H₃₆N₄O₄)]·2CH₂Cl₂, the Zn^II ion lies on an inversion center and is coordinated in an almost ideal square-planar geometry. The asymmetric unit also contains one di­chloro­methane solvent mol­ecule. The unique meth­oxy-substituted benzene rings form dihedral angles of 59.38 (6) and 66.77 (6)° with the mean plane (r.m.s. deviation of fitted atoms = 0.0282 Å) of the atoms in the porphyrin core. The packing is characterized by close contacts between the Zn^II ion and two symmetry-related mol­ecules through the O atoms of a meth­oxy­phenyl group [ZnO = 2.694 (2) Å], forming a two-dimensional network parallel to (100).

In the title complex, [Zn(C₄₈H₃₆N₄)]·CH₂Cl₂, the Zn^II atom lies on an inversion center and the dichloro­methane solvent mol­ecule is disordered around an inversion center. The tolyl substituents are twisted compared to the central aromatic ring system of the porphyrin, similar to what is seen in previously published structures of this molecule [Dastidar & Goldberg (1996). Acta Cryst. C52, 1976-1980]. The dihedral angles between the mean planes of the tolyl rings and the central ring are 66.98 (6) and 60.40 (6)°.