Synthesis, crystal structures, and magnetic properties of two manganese(II) coordination polymers bearing 1,1′-biphenyl-3,3′-dicarboxylate ligands

Two Mn(II) coordination polymers, namely [Mn(bpda)]n (1) and [Mn(bpda)(bpy)0.5]n (2) (H2bpda = 1,1′-biphenyl-3,3′-dicarboxylic acid and bpy = 4,4′-bipyridine), have been synthesized from H2bpdc, bpy, and MnSO4·2H2O under hydrothermal conditions. The complexes were characterized by physicochemical and spectroscopic methods, as well as by X-ray crystallography. Compound 1 possesses a 3D structure consisting of carboxylate-bridged edge-sharing Mn–O–Mn double chains. Compound 2 features a 3D open structure with a dinuclear Mn(II) secondary building unit. Magnetic susceptibility measurements of compounds 1 and 2 exhibit antiferromagnetic interactions between the nearest Mn(II), with J = –11.3 cm−1 and g = 2.12 for 1, and J = –13.5 cm−1 and g = 2.12 for 2.