“…(7) Mn (1) Symmetry transformations used to generate equivalent atoms: #1 −x, −y + 2, −z + 2; #2 −x + 1, −y + 2, −z + 2; #3 −x, y + 1/2, −z + 3/2; #4 x − 1, y, z; #5 −x, y − 1/2, −z + 3/2; #6 −x − 1, y − 1/2, −z + 3/2; #7 −x − 1, y + 1/2, −z + 3/2; #8 x + 1, y, z. 8 ] 2 } n and [30] 8(1)°) deviate somewhat from linearity, but are much larger than those in the octacyanomolybdate-based complex with the same chain in reported in the literature [30] where a small Mn-N-C angle of 143.7° was observed. This suggests that the intrachain π-π stacking between neighboring dpa molecules, for which the central distance between the centres of two pyridyl rings is 3.891 Å, means that steric crowding in 1 is less severe than that in the literature complex [30] .…”