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metal-organic compounds
In the title compound, [Mn(C6H4NO2)2(H2O)2], the MnII atom has a distorted octahedral coordination geometry defined by two N atoms in the pyridine rings, two O atoms of the carboxylate groups and two O atoms of the water molecules; all of the corresponding pairs of the ligand atoms lie in cis positions. The carboxylate group is nearly coplanar with the pyridine ring. The crystal structure is stabilized by intermolecular O-HO hydrogen bonds involving all water H atoms and the carboxylato groups.