A binuclear manganese(II) complex: di-μ-acetato-κ4O:O′-bis[bis(1,10-phenanthroline-κ2N,N′)manganese(II)] bis(perchlorate)

Abstract

The title binuclear manganese(II) complex, [Mn2(C2H3O2)2(C12H8N2)4](ClO4)2, has been synthesized by the reaction of manganese(II) acetate and tetra-n-butyl­ammonium manganate(VII) with 1,10-phenanthroline in a mixed solvent of acetic acid, ethanol and pyridine. In the centrosymmetric cation, the two MnII atoms are linked to each other by the four O atoms of two acetate ions. Each MnII atom adopts a six-coordinate geometry and the six coordinating atoms form a distorted octa­hedron.