title: Diaqua-bis-(nitrato-κO)bis-(pyridine-κN)manganese(II).
abstract: The structure of the title manganese complex, [Mn(NO3)2(C5H5N)2(H2O)2], consists of discrete monomeric entities with Mn(2+) ions located on centres of inversion. The metal cation is octahedrally coordinated by a trans-N2O4 donor set with the pyridine N atoms located in the apical positions. Discrete mol-ecules are linked by O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds into one-dimensional supra-molecular infinite chains along the b and c axes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Naveed
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Alam
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shahid
authors.forename: M Khawar
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Rauf