Bis{μ-2,2′-[1,1′-(ethane-1,2-diyldinitrilo)diethylidyne]diphenolato-κ5O,N,N′,O′:O}bis[chloridomanganese(III)]

Abstract

The title compound, [Mn2(C18H18N2O2)2Cl2], was synthesized by the reaction between manganese(II) o-chlorobenzoate and the Schiff base generated in situ by the condensation of ethane-1,2-diamine and o-hydroxyacetophenone. The centrosymmetric dimer contains two Jahn–Teller-distorted manganese(III) ions, each in an octahedral geometry, connected through two phenoxy bridges from two ligands.