Acta Cryst. (2009). E65, m1023-m1024  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536809029195 ]

Bis[2,6-bis(4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)pyridine]manganese(II) bis(perchlorate) acetonitrile solvate

S.-M. Shang, C.-X. Ren, X. Wang, L.-D. Lu and X.-J. Yang

Abstract: In the cation of the title compound, [Mn(C₁₁H₁₃N₅)₂](ClO₄)₂·CH₃CN, the metal atom is located on a twofold rotation axis and is six-coordinated by six N atoms from two different 2,6-bis(4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)pyridine (bip) ligands in a distorted octahedral geometry. The O atoms of the perchlorate anions are disordered with occupancies in the ratio 0.593 (10):0.407 (10). In the crystal, molecules are stabilized by two N-HO hydrogen bonds, forming zigzag chains along the a axis, which are further interconnected by N-HO hydrogen bonds and - interactions [centroid-centroid distance = 3.50 (1) Å] into a three-dimensional network.

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