Diaqua(2,2′-bipyridine)malonatomanganese(II)

In the crystal structure of the title compound, [Mn(C3H2O4)(C10H8N2)(H2O)(2)], the Mn-II atom demonstrates a distorted octahedral geometry, being coordinated by two N atoms of a 2,2'-bipyridine ligand, two O atoms from the carboxylate groups of the chelating malonate dianion and two O atoms of two cis water molecules. The complex molecules are linked to form a three-dimensional supramolecular array by both hydrogen-bonding interactions between coordinated water and the carboxylate groups of neighboring molecules and aromatic pi-pi-stacking interactions of the bipyridine rings.