catena-Poly[[[aquachloridomanganese(II)]-bis[μ-1,1′-(oxydi-p-phenylene)di-1H-imidazole-κ2N3:N3′]] chloride dimethylformamide monosolvate monohydrate]

The title coordination polymer, {[MnCl(C18H14N4O)(2)(H2O)]Cl center dot C3H7NO center dot H2O}(n), obtained by the solvothermal reaction of BIDPE and manganese(II) salt in H2O/DMF (DMF is dimethylformamide), is composed of a chain of [Mn-2(BIDPE)(2)] [BIDPE is 1,1'-(oxydi-p-phenylene)di-1H-imidazole] metallocyclic rings that exhibit inversion symmetry. The coordination about the Mn(II) ions is distorted octahedral with a MnClN4O coordination set. In the crystal, the polymeric chains are linked by O-H center dot center dot center dot Cl hydrogen bonds, forming a two-dimensional network parallel to (100). A number of C-H center dot center dot center dot Cl and C-H center dot center dot center dot O interactions are also present.