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metal-organic compounds
The title compound, [Mn(C10H6NO2)2(H2O)2].2C2H5OH.2H2O, has a six-coordinate Mn atom at the center of symmetry, with two bidentate quinaldinate ligands and two water molecules in trans configurations. Two uncoordinated water molecules and two uncoordinted ethanol molecules stabilize the complex by participation in an extended hydrogen-bonding network.