title: {4,6-Bis[(E)-1-methyl-2-(pyridin-2-yl-methyl-idene)hydrazinyl]pyrimidine-κN,N',N''}dichloridomanganese(II).
abstract: In the title compound, [MnCl(2)(C(18)H(18)N(8))], the geometry around the Mn(II) centre is distorted square-pyramidal. In the crystal structure, mol-ecules pack via weak C-H⋯N and C-H⋯Cl inter-actions.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and CRANN, Trinity College, University of Dublin, College Green, Dublin 2, Republic of  Ireland.
authors.forename: Bartosz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Marzec
authors.forename: Mariyatra
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mahimaidoss
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: McCabe
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schmitt