Bis(n-do­decyl­ammonium) bis­(chlor­anil­ato)di­ethano­lcuprate(II)

In the title compound, (C₁₂H₂₅NH₃)₂[Cu(C₆Cl₂O₄)₂(C₂H₅OH)₂], the Cu^II atom lies on a crystallographic inversion center and is coordinated in a distorted octa­hedral geometry by four O atoms of two chloranilate ligands and two O atoms of two ethanol mol­ecules which are trans to each other in the axial positions. In the crystal, the Cu^II mononuclear dianions are linked by O—H...O hydrogen bonds into a tape along the a-axis direction. The tapes are linked through N—H...O hydrogen bonds between the dianion and the n-do­decyl­ammonium cation, forming a two-dimensional network parallel to the ab plane.

catena-Poly[[bis­(ethanol-κO)mangan­ese(II)]-μ-2,5-di­chloro-3,6-di­oxo­cyclo­hexa-1,4-diene-1,4-bis­(olato)-κ⁴O¹,O⁶:O³,O⁴]

In the title coordination polymer, [Mn(C₆Cl₂O₄)(C₂H₅OH)₂]_n, the Mn^II atom and the chloranilate [systematic name: 2,5-di­chloro-3,6-dioxo­cyclo­hexa-1,4-diene-1,4-bis­(olate)] ion lie on crystallographic inversion centers. The geometry around the Mn^II atom is a distorted octa­hedron involving four O atoms of two chloranilate ions and two O atoms from two ethanol mol­ecules. The chloranilate ion serves as a bridging ligand between the Mn^II ions, leading to an infinite linear chain along the b-axis direction. The chains are linked by O—H...O hydrogen bonds between the apically coordinating ethanol mol­ecule and the chloranilate ion, affording a two-dimensional layer expanding parallel to the ab plane.