title: Poly[bis-(μ(3)-5-nitro-isophthalato)bis-(1,10-phenanthroline)dimanganese(II)].
abstract: The title complex, [Mn(2)(C(8)H(3)NO(6))(2)(C(12)H(8)N(2))(2)](n), was synthesized under hydro-thermal conditions. The structure contains two independent Mn(II) atoms, each coordinated in a distorted octa-hedral MnN(2)O(4) geometry. [Mn(2)(phen)(2)] units (phen = 1,10-phenantroline) are bridged by 5-nitro-isophthalate (nip) ligands into ladder-like chains parallel to [100]. Adjacent polymeric chains are linked by C-H⋯O and π-π inter-actions [centroid-to-centroid distance = 3.6369 (12) Å] into a two-dimensional framework parallel to (010).
authors.forename: Hai-Dong
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Min-Min
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Hong-Yin
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Fu-Bin
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Jiang