Bis[2-(1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)phenolato]dimethanolmanganese(III) chloride

Abstract

In the title compound, [Mn(C13H9N2O)2(CH3OH)2]Cl, the MnIII atom (site symmetry overline{1}) is coordinated by two N,O-bidentate 2-(1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)phenolate ligands and two methanol molecules, to generate a distorted trans-MnN2O4 octahedral geometry for the metal ion. The dihedral angle between the aromatic ring systems in the ligand is 16.0 (3)°. In the crystal structure, the complex cations and chloride anions are linked by O—H...Cl and N—H...Cl hydrogen bonds. The chloride ion lies on a crystallographic twofold axis.