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The title ionic complex [CoCl(NCS)(C2H8N2)2][Cr(NCS)4(NH3)2], which crystallizes as a non-merohedral twin, is build up of a complex cation [CoCl(NCS)(en)2]+ (en is ethane-1,2-diamine) and the Reinecke's salt anion [Cr(NCS)4(NH3)2]− as complex counter-ion. A network of N—HS and N—HCl hydrogen bonds, as well as short SS contacts [3.538 (2) and 3.489 (3) Å], between the NCS groups of the complex anions link the molecules into a three-dimentional supramolecular network. Intensity statistic indicated twinning by non-merohedry with refined weighs of twin components are 0.5662:0.4338.
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The title complex, [CuCl(C12H8N2)2][Mn(C7H3NO4)Cl(C12H8N2)]·CH3OH, consists of discrete [CuCl(phen)2]+ cations (phen is 1,10-phenanthroline), [MnCl(pydc)(phen)]− anions (H2pydc is 2,6-pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid) and one methanol solvent molecule of crystallization per asymmetric unit. It should be noted, that a solvent-masking procedure as implemented in OLEX2 [Dolomanov et al. (2009). J. Appl. Cryst. 42, 339–341] was used to remove the electronic contribution from one disordered solvent molecule, presumably methanol. Only the atoms used in the refined model are reported in chemical formula and related values. The CuII ion is five-coordinated by two phenanthroline ligands and one chloride ion in a distorted trigonal–bipyramidal geometry. The dihedral angle between the phen ligands is 65.21 (5)°. The MnII ion is six-coordinated by one Cl atom, two N atoms from a phen ligand, as well one N atom and two O atoms from pydc in a distorted octahedral coordination geometry, with cis angles ranging from 72.00 (8) to 122.07 (8)° and trans angles ranging from 143.98 (8) to 163.15 (6)°. In the crystal, C—HO, O—HO and C—HCl hydrogen bonds, cation–anion π–π interactions between the phen ring systems with centroid–centroid distances in the range 3.881 (34)–4.123 (36) Å, as well as cation–cation, anion–anion π–π interactions between the phen rings with centroid–centroid distances in the range 3.763 (4)–3.99 (5) Å and pydc rings with centroid–centroid distances 3.52 (5) Å link the various components.