Bis(di­methyl­formamide)­penta­kis­(μ-N,2-dioxido­benzene-1-carb­ox­imidato)tetra­kis­(1-methyl­imidazole)di-μ-propionato-penta­manganese(III)manganese(II)–di­methyl­formamide–methanol (1/0.24/1.36)

The title compound [Mn₆(C₇H₄NO₃)₅(C₃H₅O₂)₂(C₄H₆N₂)_4.17(C₃H₇NO)_1.83]·0.24C₃H₇NO·1.36CH₃OH or Mn(II)(C₃H₅O₂)₂[15-MC_{Mn(III)N(shi)}-5](Me—Im)_4.17(DMF)_1.83·0.24DMF·1.36MeOH (where MC is metallacrown, shi³⁻ is salicyl­hydroximate, Me—Im is 1-methyl­imidazole, DMF is N,N-di­methyl­formamide, and MeOH is methanol), contains an Mn^II ion in the central cavity and five Mn^III ions in the MC ring. The central Mn^II ion is seven coordinate and has a geometry best described as distorted face-capped trigonal prismatic with Φ angles of 6.13, 10.36, and 11.73° and an estimated average s/h ratio of 1.03±0.11. Four of the ring Mn^III ions are six coordinate with distorted octa­hedral geometries. Two of the Mn^III ions have Λ absolute stereoconfiguration, while the other two Mn^III ions have a planar configuration. The fifth Mn^III ion is five coordinate and has a distorted square pyramidal geometry with τ = 0.20. Three of the Mn^III ions bind one 1-methyl­imidazole ligand. Two of the ring Mn^III ions have a 1-methyl­imidazole and a DMF disordered over a coordination site. For one of the ring Mn^III ions, the occupancy ratio of the ligands refines to 0.51 (1):0.49 (1) in favor of the DMF. For the other ring Mn^III ion, the occupancy ratio of the ligands refines to 0.68 (1):0.32 (1) in favor of the 1-methyl­imidazole. Two propionate anions serve to bridge the central Mn^II ion between two different Mn^III ions. The methyl groups of the bridging propionate anions are disordered over two positions. The methyl group disorder also induces disorder in the H atoms of the adjacent methyl­ene C atom to the same degree. For one of the propionate anions, the occupancy ratio refines to 0.752 (8):0.248 (8) and for the second, the occupancy ratio refines to 0.604 (6):0.396 (6). In addition, the disorder of the methyl group of the latter propionate anion is correlated with a partially occupied [0.604 (6)] methanol mol­ecule. Furthermore, a methanol mol­ecule and a DMF mol­ecule are positionally disordered in the lattice. The occupancy refines to 0.757 (7):0.243 (7) in favor of the methanol mol­ecule. Correlated to the occupancy of the methanol and DMF mol­ecules is a disordered benzene ring of one salicyl­hydroximate ligand. The benzene ring is disordered over two positions with an occupancy ratio of 0.757 (7):0.243 (7). Lastly, the two lattice methanol mol­ecules are hydrogen bonded to the 15-MC-5 mol­ecule. For the partially occupied methanol mol­ecule associated with the disordered propionate anion, the hydroxyl group of the methanol is hydrogen bonded to a carboxyl­ate O atom of the propionate anion. For the partially occupied methanol mol­ecule associated with the partially occupied lattice DMF mol­ecule, the hydroxyl group of the methanol is hydrogen bonded to the phenolate O atom of a salicyl­hydroximate ligand and to the carbonyl O atom of a coordinated DMF mol­ecule.