Bis{μ2-2-[(2-hydroxyethyl)(methyl)amino]ethanolato}bis(μ3-N-methyl-2,2′-azanediyldiethanolato)tetrakis(thiocyanatato-κN)dichromium(III)dimanganese(II) dimethylformamide tetrasolvate

Abstract

The heterometallic title complex, [Cr2Mn2(C5H11NO2)2(C5H12NO2)2(NCS)4]·4C3H7NO, was prepared using manganese powder, Reineckes salt, ammonium thiocyanate and a non-aqueous solution of N-methyldiethanolamine in air. The centrosymmetric molecular structure of the complex is based on a tetranuclear {Mn2Cr2(μ-O)6} core. The tetranuclear complex molecule and the two uncoordinated dimethylformamide molecules are linked by O—H...O hydrogen bonds, while the two other molecules of dimethylformamide do not participate in hydrogen bonding.