Source of materialAmixture of Mn(CH 3 COO) 2 ) × 4H 2 O(0.2 mmol, 0.05 g), 2-(4'-chlorobenzoyl)benzoic acid (0.4 mmol, 0.10 g), 2,2'-bipyridine (0.2 mmol, 0.032 g) and H 2 O(18 mL) was placed in a30mLTef-lon-lined autoclave under autogenous pressure at 423 Kfor seven days. After cooling to room temperature, yellow block-shaped crystals were collected by filtration and washedw ith distilled water in 42 %yield (based on Mn). Elemental analysis -found: C, 61.2 %; H, 3.14 %; N, 2.5 %; calculatedfor C 104 H 64 Cl 6 Mn 3 N 4 O 18 :C,61.4 %; H, 3.17 %; N, 2.8 %.
DiscussionRecently, the design and synthesis of coordination compounds have attracted much attention due to their structural diversity [1-2] and potential applications [2][3][4][5][6][7][8].Asuccessful strategy for preparing coordination compounds is the assembly reaction between atransition metal ion and two types of organic molecules, one acting as aterminal ligand and the other as abridging ligand. In this aspect, the rigid and versatile ligand 2-(4'-chlorobenzoyl)benzoic acid (Hcbba) has been relatively less studied for constructing coordination compounds containing transition metals [9][10]. In the title crystal structure, the asymmetric unit contains one and ahalfMn(II) atoms, three2-(4'-chlorobenzoyl)benzoate (cbba) ligands and one 2,2'-bipyridine ligand. The Mn1 atom is six-coordinated by six carboxylate oxygen atoms( O1,O 4, O5,O 1A, O4A, O5A) from six different cbba ligands, forming as lightly