Trichloro(4,4'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine-N,N')manganese(III) Acetonitrile Solvate (1/1)

The structure of the title compound, [MnCl₃(C₁₂H₁₂N₂)].CH₃CN, consists of monomeric manganese(III) species with distorted trigonal bipyramidal geometry; Mn-N(ax.) 2.035 (1), Mn-N(eq.) 2.096 (1), Mn-Cl(ax.) 2.2187 (5), Mn-Cl(eq.) 2.2587 (5) and 2.3117 (5) Å. The Mn complexes stack as pairs in columns along the a axis, separated by columns of acetonitrile. Spacing between the Mn^III atoms is not uniform and alternating distances of 6.704 (1) (-x, -y, -z) and 7.713 (1) Å (1 - x, -y, -z) are observed.

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