Poly[hexa-μ-acetato-bis(dimethyl sulfoxide)trimanganese(II)]

Abstract

In the title complex, [Mn3(CH3CO2)6(C2H6SO)2]n, the MnII ions exhibit similar MnO6 octahedral coordination geometries but with different coordination environments. One type of MnII ion is surrounded by five acetate groups and a terminal dimethyl sulfoxide group, while the other lies on a twofold axis and is coordinated by six O atoms from three symmetry-related acetate ions. The acetate anions exhibit three independent bridging modes, which flexibly bridge the MnII ions along the c-axis direction, forming an infinite chain structure; the chains are further interconnected through weak C—H...O and C—H...S hydrogen-bonding interactions.