Aquachloro[N,N′‐ethylenebis(salicylideneiminato)]manganese(III)

The title compound, aqua­chloro{2,2′‐1,2‐ethanediyl­bis­(nitrilo­methyl­idyne)]­diphenolato‐κ⁴O,N,N′,O′}manganese(III),MnCl(C₁₆H₁₄N₂O₂)(H₂O)], is a neutral manganese(III) complex with a pseudo‐octahedral metal centre. The equatorial plane comprises the four donor atoms of the tetradentate Schiff base ligand Mn—O 1.886 (4) and 1.893 (4) Å, and Mn—N 1.978 (5) and 1.982 (5) Å], with a water mol­ecule Mn—O 2.383 (4) Å] and a Cl^? ligand Mn—Cl 2.4680 (16) Å] completing the coordination sphere. The distorted geometry is highlighted by the marked displacement of the Mn^III ion out of the least‐squares plane of the four Schiff base donor atoms by 0.165 (2) Å. These monomeric Mn^III centres are then linked into a polymeric array via hydrogen bonds between the coordinated water mol­ecule and the phenolic O‐atom donors of an adjacent Mn^III centre O—H?O 2.789 (5) and 2.881 (5) Å].