Acta Cryst. (2009). E65, m136  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536808043468 ]

Dichlorido(dipyrido[3,2-a:2',3'-c]phenazine)manganese(II)

M.-L. Xu, S.-B. Sun, X.-Y. Li and G.-B. Che

Abstract: The complete molecule of the title compound, [MnCl₂(C₁₈H₁₀N₄)₂], is generated by crystallographic twofold symmetry with the Mn atom lying on the rotation axis. The Mn coordination geometry is a distorted cis-MnCl₂N₄ octahedron, arising from two N,N'-bidentate dipyrido[3,2-a:2',3'-c]phenazine (DPPZ) ligands and two chloride ions. In the crystal structure, neighbouring mononuclear units pack together through - contacts between the DPPZ rings [shortest centroid-centroid distance = 3.480 (2) Å], leading to a chain-like structure along [001]. C-HCl hydrogen bonds complete the structure.

Online 8 January 2009

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