Hydrothermal Synthesis and Crystal Structures of Cd(II)-Based 1D Coordination Polymer and Mn(II) Coordination Complex with Mixed N- and O-donor Ligands: [Cd2(4-4′-bpy)2(pa)4]n·0.25(H2O) and [Mn(4-4′-bpy)2(pa)(H2O)3]ClO4·2(H2O)

Two new complexes, [Cd2(4-4′-bpy)2(pa)4]n·0.25H2O (1) (pa = phenylacetate), and [Mn(4-4′-bpy)2(pa)(H2O)3]ClO4·2H2O, (2), have been obtained from hydrothermal reaction of Cd(NO3)2·4H2O and Mn(ClO4)2·6H2O with a mixture of the ligands, 2-phenylmalonic acid (2-phmalH2) and 4-4′-bipyridine (4-4′-bpy). The pa is formed in situ by decarboxylation of phenylmalonic acid. These complexes have been characterized by elemental analysis, FT-IR spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis and single-crystal X-Ray diffraction. The Cd(II) center is seven-coordinate and linked via pa ligands to form a binuclear complex in the asymmetric unit of 1. A ladder-like 1D chain of binuclear units is formed by Cd(II)–N coordination bond through 4-4′-bpy ligands. Complex 2 consists of a mononuclear manganese center based on a distorted octahedral geometry and exhibits a supramolecular structure containing hydrogen bonds and extensive π···π and C–H···π interactions.