catena‐Poly[[chloro­dipyridine­manganese(II)]‐μ3‐6‐oxo‐1,6‐dihydro­pyridine‐2‐carboxyl­ato]

The title one‐dimensional chain polymer complex, Mn(C₆H₄NO₃)Cl(C₆H₅N)₂]_n, was isolated from the reaction of MnCl₂ with 6‐oxo‐1,6‐dihydro­pyridine‐2‐carboxylic acid (HpicOH) in pyridine. The asymmetric unit contains one Mn(HPicO)Cl(py)₂] moiety (py is pyridine), with the (HpicO)⁻ ligand acting in a tridentate manner via the two carboxyl­ate O atoms and the pyridone O atom. The operation of inversion centres generates eight‐ and 14‐membered rings and, in conjunction with an a‐axis translation, leads to an infinite chain extending along 100]. The Mn⋯Mn separations in this chain are 5.1069 (6) and 7.1869 (6) Å. The Mn^II atom has a distorted octahedral coordination, with trans‐axial pyridine ligands and with three O atoms and the Cl atom in the equatorial plane. The conformation of the 14‐membered ring is stabilized by pairs of inversion‐related N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds.