title: Dichlorido(dipyrido[3,2-a:2',3'-c]phenazine)manganese(II).
abstract: The complete mol-ecule of the title compound, [MnCl(2)(C(18)H(10)N(4))(2)], is generated by crystallographic twofold symmetry with the Mn atom lying on the rotation axis. The Mn coordination geometry is a distorted cis-MnCl(2)N(4) octa-hedron, arising from two N,N'-bidentate dipyrido[3,2-a:2',3'-c]phenazine (DPPZ) ligands and two chloride ions. In the crystal structure, neighbouring mononuclear units pack together through π-π contacts between the DPPZ rings [shortest centroid-centroid distance = 3.480 (2) Å], leading to a chain-like structure along [001]. C-H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds complete the structure.
authors.forename: Mao-Liang
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Shu-Bo
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Xiu-Ying
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Guang-Bo
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Che