title: Diaqua-1κO,3κO-di-μ-cyanido-1:2κN:C;2:3κC:N-dicyanido-2κN-bis-{4,4'-dibromo-2,2'-[propane-1,2-diylbis(nitrilo-methyl-idyne)]diphenolato}-1κO,N,N',O';3κO,N,N',O'-1,3-dimanganese(III)-2-nickel(II).
abstract: In the title compound, [Mn(2)Ni(C(17)H(14)Br(2)N(2)O(2))(2)(CN)(4)(H(2)O)(2)] or [{Mn(C(17)H(14)Br(2)N(2)O(2))(H(2)O)}(2)(μ-CN)(2){Ni(CN)(2)}], each Mn(III) atom is chelated by a Schiff base ligand via two N and two O atoms and is additionally coordinated by a water mol-ecule to give a slightly distorted octa-hedral geometry. Two such Mn(III) ions are linked by a square-planar Ni(CN)(4) unit, which lies on an inversion centre. A two-dimensional network is formed by O-H⋯O and O-H⋯N hydrogen bonds.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Harbin University, Harbin 150080, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Zhen-Hai
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Gui-Bin
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Ling-Bo
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.forename: Shen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chen