title: cis-Dichloridobis(1,10-phenanthroline-κN,N')manganese(II)-2,6-dihydroxy-benzoic acid-water (2/1/4).
abstract: In the crystal structure of the title compound, [MnCl(2)(C(12)H(8)N(2))(2)]·0.5C(7)H(6)O(4)·2H(2)O, the Mn(II) complex assumes a distorted octa-hedral geometry formed by two chloride anions and two phenanthroline (phen) ligands. The 2,6-dihydroxy-benzoic acid mol-ecule is disordered about an inversion center. The face-to-face separations of 3.540 (11) and 3.429 (8) Å between parallel phen ligands indicate the existence of π-π stacking between adjacent Mn(II) complexes. Uncoordinated water mol-ecules are linked with complex and dihydroxy-benzoic acid mol-ecules via O-H⋯Cl and O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Qian
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Jing-Jing
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Nie
authors.forename: Duan-Jun
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Xu