Acta Cryst. (2008). E64, m29-m30  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536807062435 ]

catena-Poly[[diazidomanganese(II)]bis[-1-(4-pyridylmethyl)-1H-benzimidazole]]

C.-S. Liu, J.-J. Wang and L.-F. Yan

Abstract: In the title polymeric compound, [Mn(N₃)₂(C₁₃H₁₁N₃)₂]_n, each Mn^II centre is six-coordinated in an octahedral geometry by six N atoms from four 1-(4-pyridylmethyl)-1H-benzimidazole (L) ligands and two azide anions (N₃^-). Each of the Mn^II ions lies on an inversion centre. The L ligands and N₃^- anions bridge adjacent Mn^II centres, generating a polymeric chain running along the [110] direction. Adjacent polymeric chains are arranged in a two-dimensional network parallel to the (001) plane, linked by C-HN hydrogen bonds.

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