Diaquabis(1,2-di-4-pyridylethane-κN)bis(2-nitrobenzoate-κO)manganese(II)

Abstract

In the title mixed-ligand complex, [Mn(C7H4NO4)2(C12H12N2)2(H2O)2], was synthesized and its crystal structure was studied. The Mn atom is six-coordinated in slightly distorted octa­hedral coordination geometry by two N atoms of two 1,2-di-4-pyridylethane ligands (L), two O atoms of monodentate 2-nitro­benzoate ligands and two O atoms of water mol­ecules. The Mn atom is located on a centre of inversion. A one-dimensional structure is formed in the [101] direction by inter­molecular hydrogen bonds between the aqua ligands and N atoms of L. An intra­molecular hydrogen bond between the other aqua ligand and a neighbouring O atom of a carboxyl­ate group is also observed.