title: (μ-Ethane-1,1,2,2-tetra-carboxyl-ato)bis-[tetra-aqua-manganese(II)].
abstract: In the centrosymmetric title molecule, [Mn(2)(C(6)H(2)O(8))(H(2)O)(8)], the Mn(II) atom is in an octa-hedral environment coordinated by six O-atom donors from water mol-ecules and ethane-1,1,2,2-tetra-carboxyl-ate ligands. The crystal structure features a three-dimensional hydrogen-bonding network based on a strong and distinctive pattern of O-H⋯O hydrogen-bonding inter-actions.
authors.affiliation: School of Biochemical and Environmental Engineering, Nanjing Xiaozhuang College, Nanjing 210017, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Meng-Wei
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.forename: Chang-Yun
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Chen