The synthesis and characterization of the first unique binuclear manganese(I) salicylate complex is described. The structure of the complex is unequivocally established with the help of an X-ray crystallographic study. The structure consists of two [MnO 6 ] units, containing octahedral Mn I ions, linked together by a bridging salicylato (Hsal ) ) ligand and each Mn I is chelated with a (H 2 sal) ligand. The complex possesses a metal oxidation state of +1 and is a rare example of a noncarbonyl or cyanide complex of a binuclear Mn I species. The effective magnetic moment per binuclear molecule ( l eff: ) at 27°C is 8.07 l B; that also describes the manganese (+1) oxidation state.
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