Acta Cryst. (2008). E64, m543  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536808003577 ]

Bis{-2,2'-[ethane-1,2-diylbis(nitrilomethylidyne)]diphenolato}bis[(thiocyanato)manganese(III)]

S.-B. Wang, K. Tang, B.-H. Yang and S. Li

Abstract: The reported structure is a monoclinic polymorph of the title compound, [Mn₂(C₁₆H₁₄N₂O₂)₂(NCS)₂], which has been characterized previously in an orthorhombic form. Each Mn^III atom is chelated by a tetradentate 2,2'-[ethane-1,2-diylbis(nitrilomethylidyne)]diphenolate ligand and by the N atom of a thiocyanate anion, in a square-pyramidal arrangement. The complexes form centrosymmetric dimers, with an Mn-O contact of 2.557 (3) Å trans to each thiocyanate anion, completing a distorted octahedral coordination geometry.

Online 14 March 2008

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