Acta Cryst. (2004). E60, m352-m353  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536804004234 ]

cis-Dibromobis(4,4'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine)manganese(II)

J. Sakamoto, N. Yoshikawa, H. Takashima, K. Tsukahara, N. Kanehisa, Y. Kai and K. Matsumura

Abstract: The title compound, [MnBr₂(C₁₂H₁₂N₂)₂], has a twofold axis, and the Mn^II atom is coordinated by four N atoms from two 4,4'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine (dmbpy) ligands and two bromide anions, forming a distorted octahedral environment. The Mn-N and Mn-Br bond distances are 2.261  (2)-2.297  (3) and 2.6193  (5)  Å, respectively. The dihedral angle between the pyridine rings of each dmbpy ligand is 16.09  (9)°.

Online 13 March 2004

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