Low temperature neutron diffraction studies in [Mn3(suc)2(ina)2]n: an homometallic molecular 3D ferrimagnet

Neutron diffraction techniques have been used to determine the low temperature crystal structure and to shed light on the magnetic behavior of the [Mn(3)(suc)(2)(ina)(2)](n) (suc = succinate and ina = isonicotinate) complex. The ferromagnetic signal observed below T(c) ≈ 5 K in this compound is due to a noncompensation of homometallic spins in the 3D framework. The Mn(II) magnetic moments obtained from neutron diffraction refinements are slightly lower than those observed for isolated Mn(II) ions; this can be due to covalent spin delocalization or geometrical magnetic fluctuations. A small discrepancy between the value of the magnetic moments of each Mn(II) site is also observed [Mn(1) 4.1(2) μ(B) and the Mn(2) 3.9(1) μ(B)]. These differences between the theoretical and observed manganese magnetic moments are not unexpected in this large spin metal complex, and qualitatively reasonable given the synergistic interaction between the metal ions through oxo-bridge. The competition among different interactions, principally those covalent through organic ligands and dipolar interaction, drive to a final 3D ferrimagnetic order.     

两种双核金属锰(Ⅱ)配合物的合成与结构研究

在水热和溶剂热条件下,以4,4′-三苯胺二甲酸(H_2L)为有机多齿羧酸,与金属含锰化合物分别与邻菲罗啉和4,4′-二咪唑联苯2种含氮配体反应,合成了2种新型的含金属锰的有机-无机配位聚合物[Mn_2L_2(phen)_2]·DMF(1)和Mn_2L_2(bibp)_2(2).通过X射线单晶衍射确定其结构,并用红外光谱、元素分析、热重和粉末X射线衍射仪等对其进行表征.结果显示配合物1属三斜晶系,Pī空间群,是由一维双链通过π-π共轭作用组装成的三维超分子网络;配合物2属三斜晶系,Pī空间群.是由二维层结构以ABAB层层堆叠的方式形成的三维框架结构.     

Octahedral niobium chloride clusters as building blocks of templated prussian blue framework analogues

The preparation, structure, and magnetic properties of the first three-dimensional framework containing octahedral niobium cyanochloride clusters as building units are reported. Reactions of aqueous solutions of (Me(4)N)(2)K(2)[Nb(6)Cl(12)(CN)(6)] (2) with aqueous solutions of MnCl(2) result in the precipitation of the compound (Me(4)N)(2)[MnNb(6)Cl(12)(CN)(6)] (3). The structure of 3 was determined from single-crystal X-ray diffraction study (crystal data: cubic, Fm3macrom(No. 225), a = 15.513(4) A, V = 3733.2(12) A(3), Z = 4). Its 3D framework is based on edge-bridged [Nb(6)Cl(12)](2+) clusters and Mn(2+) ions bridged by cyanide ligands to form a cfc lattice [MnNb(6)Cl(12)(CN)(6)](2)(-) in which all tetrahedral sites are occupied by the cations (Me(4)N)(+) which act as charge compensating template. The structure of 3 can be considered as an expansion of the Prussian blue framework in which [Fe(CN)(6)](4)(-) is replaced by the cluster [Nb(6)Cl(12)(CN)(6)](4)(-). Magnetic susceptibility measurements indicate that Mn(2+) is present in a high spin d(5) configuration. No magnetic ordering is observed.     

Influence of the synthetic conditions on the structural diversity of extended manganese-oxalato-1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethylene systems

We report herein the synthesis and physicochemical characterization of eight new manganese-oxalato compounds with 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethylene (bpe): {(Hbpe)(2)[Mn(2)(μ-ox)(3)]·～0.8(C(2)H(5)OH)·～0.4(H(2)O)}(n) (1), {[Mn(μ-ox)(μ-bpe)]·xH(2)O}(n) (2), [Mn(2)(μ-ox)(2)(μ-bpe)(bpe)(2)](n) (3), [Mn(μ-ox)(μ-bpe)](n) (4a and 4b), and {[Mn(4)(μ-ox)(3)(μ-bpe)(4)(H(2)O)(4)]·(X)(2)·mY}(n) with X = NO(3)(-) (5a), Br(-) (5b), and ClO(4)(-) (5c) and Y = solvation molecules. The appropriate selection of the synthetic conditions allowed us to control the crystal structure and to design extended 2D and 3D frameworks. Compound 1 is obtained at acid pH values and its crystal structure consists of stacked [Mn(2)(μ-ox)(3)](2-) layers with cationic Hbpe(+) molecules intercalated among them. Compound 2 was obtained at basic pH values with a manganese/bpe ratio of 1:1, and the resulting 3D structure consists of an interpenetrating framework in which metal-oxalato chains are bridged by bpe ligands, leading to a microporous network that hosts a variable number of water molecules (between 0 and 1) depending on the synthetic conditions. Compound 3, synthesized with a manganese/bpe ratio of 1:3, shows a 2D framework in which linear metal-oxalato chains are joined by bis-monodentate 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethylene ligands. The thermal treatment of compound 3 permits the release of one of the bpe molecules, giving rise to two new 2D crystalline phases of formula [Mn(μ-ox)(μ-bpe)](n) (4a and 4b) depending on the heating rate. The open structures of 5a-5c were synthesized in a medium with a high concentration of nitrate, perchlorate, or bromide salts (potassium or sodium as cations). These anions behave as templating agents directing the crystal growing toward a cationic porous network, in which the anions placed in the voids and channels of the structure present high mobility, as inferred from the ionic exchange experiments. Variable-temperature magnetic susceptibility measurements show an overall antiferromagnetic behavior for all compounds, which are discussed in detail.     

一维链状锰配合物的合成、结构及磁性研究

合成了邻硝基苯磺酰化丙氨酸配体2-NBS-AlaH (1)(2-NBS-AlaH=邻硝基苯磺酰化丙氨酸)及其锰的配合物[Mn(4，4′-bipy)(H₂O)₄]₂[(4，4′-bipy)₂(H₂O)₃(2-NBS-Ala)₄] (2)。通过X-射线单晶衍射测定了其结构：配体通过氢键形成了一维链状结构；配合物2中，4，4′-bipy把锰离子连成了一维链状结构。磁性研究表明，配合物由于分子间的自旋耦合呈现出弱的铁磁性。     

由Mn2+连接仲钨酸盐[H2W12O42]10-构成一维梯型链状多金属氧酸盐

利用Na2WO4·2H2O与MnCl2反应, 合成了一个结构新颖的一维梯型链状的多金属钨酸盐K6[Mn2(H2O)8(H2W12O42)]·14.5H2O(1), 并通过元素分析、红外光谱、热重分析、紫外光谱、电化学和X射线单晶衍射对其进行了表征. 结果表明, 该化合物属于单斜晶系, P2(1)/n空间群，晶胞参数a=1.5042(3) nm, b=1.0462(2) nm, c=1.8843(4) nm, β=93.55(3)°, V=2.9594(10) nm3, Z=2. 该化合物具有由同多酸盐和Mn2+离子构筑的一维梯型链状结构.     

Synthesis, physical properties, multitemperature crystal structure, and 20 K synchrotron X-ray charge density of a magnetic metal organic framework structure, Mn3(C8O4H4)3(C5H11ON)2

A new magnetic metal organic framework material has been synthesized, Mn3(C8O4H4)3(C5H11ON)2, 1. Magnetic susceptibility measurements from 2 to 400 K reveal anti-ferromagnetic ordering at approximately 4 K and a total magnetic moment of 6.0 micro(B). The magnetic phase transition is confirmed by heat capacity data (2-300 K). The crystal structure is studied by conventional single-crystal X-ray diffraction data at 300, 275, 250, 225, 200, 175, 150, 125, and 100 K, and synchrotron data at 20 K. There is a phase transition between 100 and 20 K due to ordering of the diethylformamide molecules. The X-ray charge density is determined based on multipole modeling of a second 20 K single-crystal synchrotron radiation data set. The electron distributions around the two unique Mn centers are different, and both have substantial anisotropy. Orbital population analysis reveals large electron donation (1.7 e) to each Mn atom and the maximum possible number of unpaired electrons is 3.2 for both Mn sites. Thus, there is a considerable orbital component to the magnetic moment. Bader topological analysis shows an absence of Mn-Mn bonding, and the magnetic ordering is via super-exchange through the oxygen bridges. Formal electron counting suggests Mn2+ sites, but this is not supported by the Bader atomic charges, Mn1 = +0.11 e, Mn2 = +0.17 e. The topological measures show the dominant metal-ligand interactions to be electrostatic, and a simple exponential correlation is derived between Mn-O bond lengths and the values of nabla2rho at the bond critical points.     

两个基于MnⅢ席夫碱氰基桥联化合物的合成、结构和磁性

本文利用MnⅢ席夫碱配合物作为前驱体,与含有氰根桥联配体的构筑基块K3[CoⅢ(CN)6]或Na[N(CN)2]反应合成了2个新的化合物[MnⅢ6(Salen)6(H2O)6.CoⅢ(CN)6][CoⅢ(CN)6].6H2O(1)和[MnⅢ(5-Br)Salen.N(CN)2].H2O(2),其中Salen为二-邻苯甲醛乙二胺。利用红外光谱、元素分析和X-射线单晶衍射分析对其结构进行了表征并测试了其磁学性质。结构分析表明化合物1由1个七核阳离子簇[Mn6Co]3+和一个平衡阴离子[Co(CN)6]3-组成的离子对化合物。而化合物2则为由MnⅢ组成的一维中性链结构,[N(CN)2]-利用叠氮桥联方式和金属离子配位。磁性研究表明,化合物1中[Co(CN)6]3-几乎不传递磁耦合作用,所以是一个顺磁体,但MnⅢ自身的零场分裂导致低χMT在低温时随温度下降而减小,而2则表现出弱的链内反铁磁性耦合作用。对比化合物1和2的磁性得知共轭体系[N(CN)2]-比同样是五原子配体[Co(CN)6]3-传递较强磁耦合作用。     

Syntheses, crystal structures, and magnetic properties of novel manganese(II) complexes with flexible tripodal ligand 1,3,5-tris(imidazol-1-ylmethyl)-2,4,6-trimethylbenzene

Two novel metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)--[Mn(titmb)(N3)2] x 1.5H2O (1) and [Mn3(titmb)2(C2O4)3(H2O)] x 10H2O (2)--were obtained by reactions of the flexible tripodal ligand 1,3,5-tris(imidazol-1-ylmethyl)-2,4,6-trimethylbenzene (titmb) with Mn(OAc)2 x 4H2O, together with NaN3 and K2C2O4, respectively. The structures of these MOFs were established by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystal data for 1 were as follows: monoclinic, C2/c, a = 20.956(13) A, b = 9.884(6) A, c = 24.318(14) A, beta = 95.87(5) degrees, Z = 8. The crystal data for 2 were as follows: triclinic, P1, a = 12.400(9) A, b = 16.827(12) A, c = 17.196(11) A, alpha = 66.35(5), beta = 95.87(5) degrees, gamma = 71.03(6), Z = 2. Complex 1 is a novel noninterpenetrating three-dimensional (3D) framework, in which the azide ligand connects Mn(II) atoms in an end-to-end (EE) mode to give [Mn-N-N-N-]n infinite one-dimensional (1D) chains, and complex 2 has a two-dimensional (2D) network structure in which the Mn(II) ions are linked by the oxalate anions to form 1D [Mn(C2O4)]n chains. Each titmb in these two complexes connects three metal atoms and serves as a three-connecting ligand. The magnetic properties of 1 and 2 were investigated. The results showed that the antiferromagnetic interactions occurred between the Mn(II) ions linked by the azide ligands in complex 1, and those linked by the oxalate anions and the carboxylate in syn-anti coordination mode in complex 2. The entirely different structures of complexes 1 and 2, on one hand, indicate that the azide and the oxalate ligands affected the structures of MOFs greatly, and on the other hand, reveals the potential applications of MOFs with the azide and oxalate ligands, which are efficient magnetic couplers.     

Structural diversity in manganese squarate frameworks using N,N-donor chelating/bridging ligands: syntheses, crystal structures and magnetic properties

Three new polymeric squarato-bridged manganese complexes {[Mn(H(2)O)(2)(bpe)(sq)].bpe.H(2)O}(n) (1), [Mn(2)(H(2)O)(4)(phen)(2)(sq)(2)](n) (2) and [Mn(2)(H(2)O)(2)(phen)(4)(sq)].(sq).8(H(2)O) (3) [bpe, 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethane; phen, 1,10-phenanthroline; sq, squarate dianion] have been synthesized and characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis and variable temperature magnetic studies. Complex 1 is a 2D rectangular grid-like structure, achieved through flexible bpe bridging ligands and squarate dianions. On the other hand the use of chelating phen instead of bpe gives rise to a 1D polymeric chain in complex 2 and to a dinuclear entity in 3. In all the three complexes weak interactions play a vital role in stabilizing the solid-state structure. Variable temperature (2-300 K) magnetic studies indicate weak antiferromagnetic coupling between the metal centres in all the complexes.     

Manganese(II) Coordination Polymer with μ1,1‐Azido Bridge: Synthesis,Crystal Structure,and Magnetic Properties

The manganese(II) coordination polymer [Mn(2‐Meimi)₂(μ_1,1‐N₃)₂]_n · nH₂O ( 1 ) (Meimi = 2‐methyl‐imidazole) with μ_1,1‐N₃ (end‐on, EO) bridge was synthesized by hydrothermal reaction of MnCl₂, NaN₃, and Meimi. It was characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectroscopy, powder XRD, and magnetic measurements. Single crystal X‐ray analysis revealed that compound 1 features a one‐dimensional (1D) catenated structure and the 1D chains are further connected by strong intermolecular hydrogen bonds to a 3D supramolecular framework. Variable‐temperature magnetic susceptibility measurements revealed that compound 1 displays dominant ferromagnetic interactions through the μ_1,1‐N₃ (end‐on, EO) bridging mode.     

Layered and pillared metal carboxyethylphosphonate hybrid compounds

A series of carboxyethylphosphonate hybrid materials has been prepared: Mn(II)(O3PCH2CH2COOH) *H2O (1), Mn(III)(OH)(O3PCH2CH2COOH)*H2O (2), Al3(III)(OH)3(O3PCH2CH2CO2)2 *3H2O (3) and Cr2(III)(OH)3(O3PCH2CH2CO2) *3H2O (4). Compounds 1 and 2 were synthesized from Mn(III)(CH3COO)3 *2H2O under hydrothermal, or refluxing treatments, respectively. The crystal structures of the manganese-bearing solids have been solved ab initio from laboratory X-ray powder diffraction data and refined by the Rietveld method. 1 crystallises in a orthorhombic cell and 2 in monoclinic symmetry. Both solids have inorganic 2D layered structures with the acid carboxylic groups pointing towards the interlayer space, and the layers linked only through hydrogen bonds. The inorganic layers of these compounds are formed by manganese atoms in distorted octahedral environments linked together by the phosphonate groups. The crystal structure of 3 has been solved ab initio from synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction data. This solid shows a pillared structure with the phosphonate and carboxylate groups cross-linking the inorganic layers. These layers contain chains of aluminium octahedra running parallel to each other. 4 is amorphous and the IR-UV-VIS spectra suggest a framework with Cr(III) cations in octahedral environments. Thermal, spectroscopic and magnetic data for manganese and chromium compounds as well as the structural details of these solids are discussed.     

A manganese(II) coordination polymer with a 3D porous structure: Synthesis,structure, and spectroscopic and magnetic behaviour

A manganese(II) complex with N,N′-bis(carboxymethyl)dithiooxamide (H₄GLYDTO), [Mn(H₂GLYDTO)(H₂O)₂]_n, has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis and thermogravimetric analysis, as well as by infrared, electronic and EPR spectroscopy and magnetic susceptibility measurements. The crystal and molecular structure of this complex was determined by single-crystal X-ray structure analysis. The compound shows a 3D porous framework with alternate left- and right-handed helical channels where the manganese(II) ions have an octahedral environment. Variable temperature magnetic measurements reveal the existence of very weak antiferromagnetic interactions through the syn-anti carboxylate bridge, with an exchange parameter of J/k = −0.12 K.     

Synthesis, structural analysis, and magnetic properties of ethylmalonate-manganese(II) complexes

Five manganese(II) complexes of formulas [Mn(2)(Etmal)(2)(H(2)O)(2)(L)](n) (1-4) and {[Mn(Etmal)(2)(H(2)O)][Mn(H(2)O)(4)]}(n) (5) with H(2)Etmal = ethylmalonic acid (1-5) and L = 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethane (bpa) (1), 4,4'-azobispyridine (azpy) (2), 4,4'-bipyridyl (4,4'-bpy) (3), and 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethylene (bpe) (4) were synthesized and structurally characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction. Their thermal behavior and variable-temperature magnetic properties were also investigated. The structure of the compounds 1-4 consists of corrugated layers of aquamanganese(II) units with intralayer carboxylate-ethylmalonate bridges in the anti-syn (equatorial-equatorial) coordination mode which are linked through bis-monodentate bpa (1), azpy (2), 4,4'-bpy (3), and bpe (4) ligands to build up a three-dimensional (3D) framework. The structure of compound 5 is made up by zigzag chains of manganese(II) ions with a regular alternation of [Mn(H(2)O)(4)](2+) and chiral (either Δ or λ enantiomeric forms) [Mn(Etmal)(2)(H(2)O)](2-) units within each chain. In contrast to the bidentate/bis-monodentate coordination mode of the Etmal ligand in 1-4, it adopts the bidentate/monodentate coordination mode in 5 with the bridging carboxylate-ethylmalonate also exhibiting the anti-syn conformation but connecting one equatorial and an axial position from adjacent metal centers. The manganese-manganese separation through the carboxylate-ethylmalonate bridge in 1-5 vary in the range 5.3167(4)-5.5336(7) ?. These values are much shorter than those across the extended bis-monodentate N-donors in 1-4 with longest/shortest values of 11.682(3) (3)/13.9745(9) ? (4). Compounds 1-5 exhibit an overall antiferromagnetic behavior, where the exchange pathway is provided by the carboxylate-ethylmalonate bridge. Monte Carlo simulations based on the classical spin approach (1-5) were used to successfully reproduce the magnetic data of 1-5.     

Reversible solvatomagnetic switching in a spongelike manganese(II)-copper(II) 3D open framework with a pillared square/octagonal layer architecture

The concept of "molecular magnetic sponges" was introduced for the first time in 1999 by the creative imagination of the late Olivier Kahn. It refers to the exotic spongelike behavior of certain molecule-based materials that undergo a dramatic change of their magnetic properties upon reversible dehydration/rehydration processes. Here we report a unique example of a manganese(II)-copper(II) mixed-metal-organic framework of formula [Na(H(2)O)(4)](4)[Mn(4){Cu(2)(mpba)(2)(H(2)O)(4)}(3)]·56.5H(2)O (1) (mpba=N,N'-1,3-phenylenebis(oxamate)). Compound 1 possesses a 3D Mn(II)(4)Cu(II)(6) pillared layer structure with mixed square and octagonal pores of approximate dimensions 1.2×1.2 nm and 2.1×3.0 nm, respectively, hosting a large amount of crystallization H(2)O molecules and hydrated Na(I) countercations as guests. It reversibly switches from a crystalline hydrated phase with long-range ferromagnetic ordering at a rather high critical temperature (T(c)) of 22.5 K to an amorphous dehydrated phase with T(c) as low as 2.3 K, which is accompanied by a breathing-type dynamic effect involving a large crystal volume (ca. 45%) and color changes after water desorption/adsorption. The combination of both the open-framework structure and the spongelike optical, mechanical, and magnetic switching behavior in this new class of oxamato-based porous magnets offers fascinating possibilities in designing multifunctional materials for host-guest molecular sensing.     

Tuning the magnetic behavior via dehydration/hydration treatment of a new ferrimagnet with the composition of K0.2Mn1.4Cr(CN)6 x 6H2O

A new complex (1) of Prussian blue analogue with the composition of K0.2Mn1.4Cr(CN)6 x 6H2O was prepared and characterized structurally as well as magnetically. The crystal structure of complex 1 was determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. The results indicate that complex 1 consists of a 3D cubic lattice similar to those of Mn3[Cr(CN)6]2 x xH2O, Mn3[Co(CN)6]2 x xH2O, Cd3[Cr(CN)6]2 x xH2O, and Cd3[Co(CN)6]2 x xH2O. Magnetic measurements show that complex 1 is a ferrimagnet with T(c) = 66 K. It is interesting to note that the magnetic behavior of complex 1 can be substantially modulated through a dehydration/rehydration treatment. The T(c) value of this ferrimagnet increases to 99 K after dehydration reaching a 23.4% weight loss, and it decreases back to 66 K after the dehydrated sample reabsorbs water molecules.     

A Mn12 single-molecule magnet [Mn12O12(OAc)12(dpp)4] (dppH = diphenyl phosphate) with no coordinating water molecules

The preparation and physical characterization are reported for a novel single-molecule magnet [Mn(12)O(12)(OAc)(12)(dpp)(4)] (dppH = diphenyl phosphate) with no coordinating water molecules. The crystal structure analysis reveals that there are four five-coordinate Mn(III) ions with Mn.H approaches. Addition of water in CD(2)Cl(2) solution was monitored by (1)H NMR, which showed that H(2)O could coordinate to a vacant site of a five-coordinate Mn(III) ion in solution. The measurements and analyses of magnetization hysteresis and ac magnetic susceptibility indicate that the title complex is a single-molecule magnet with a quantum tunneling behavior, whose ground state was tentatively assigned to S = 10 with g = 1.78 and D = -0.60 K.     

席夫碱锰(Ⅱ)配合物的合成及结构表征

由乙酰丙酮和1R,2R-环己二胺缩合得到N,N’-双(乙酰丙酮)-1R,2R-环己二胺的席夫碱配体L,然后与MnCl2.4H2O进行配位反应,得到了配合物[Mn(L)Cl2]n.nH2O,并用元素分析、FT-IR和X-射线单晶衍射进行了表征。结果表明,配合物属于单斜晶系,空间群P21,晶体学参数:a=9.2719(14),b=18.871(3),c=24.767(4),β=98.346(4),Z=2,Dc=0.854g.cm-3,F(000)=1164,R1=0.1201,wR2=0.2968[Ⅰ>2σ(Ⅰ)]。在配合物中,每个Mn(Ⅱ)的配位环境都是三角双锥,每个Mn(Ⅱ)离子同时与3个配体配位,每个配体L通过其两臂乙酰丙酮亚胺单元的端基氧原子同2个金属离子配位桥连形成二维网状结构。     

Rationalisation of weak ferromagnetism in manganese(III) chains: the relation between structure and ordering phenomena

The synthesis, structure and magnetic properties of the one-dimensional chain compounds [Mn(cyclam)(SO4)]ClO4.H2O (1) and [Mn(cyclam)(HCOO)](CF3SO3)(ClO4) (2) are reported. Cyclam is the cyclic tetradentate ligand 1,4,7,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane. Both chain compounds exhibit antiferromagnetic interactions within the chains. A magnetic ordering phase transition at 5.5 K in (1) is investigated by magnetisation measurements along the three principal crystallographic axes of a single crystal and the results show unambiguously that the ferromagnetic ordering is only taking place along one crystallographic axis. The spin structure of the magnetic ordered phase and the magnitude of the ferromagnetic moment are correlated with the crystal structure and symmetry of the compound.     

A new partially deprotonated mixed-valence manganese(II,III) hydroxide-arsenate with electronic conductivity: magnetic properties of high- and room-temperature sarkinite

A new three-dimensional hydroxide-arsenate compound called compound 2 has been synthesized by heating (in air) of the sarkinite phase, Mn(2)(OH)AsO(4) (compound 1), with temperature and time control. The crystal structure of this high-temperature compound has been solved by Patterson-function direct methods. A relevant feature of this new material is that it is actually the first member of the adamite-type family with mixed-valence manganese(II,III) and electronic conductivity. Crystal data: a = 6.7367(5) ?, b = 7.5220(6) ?, c = 9.8117(6) ?, α = 92.410(4)°, β = 109.840(4)°, γ = 115.946(4)°, P1?. The unit cell content derived from Rietveld refinement is Mn(8)(O(4)H(x))(AsO(4))(4). Its framework, projected along [111], is characterized by rings of eight Mn atoms with the OH(-)/O(2-) inside the rings. These rings form an almost perfect hexagonal arrangement with the AsO(4) groups placed in between. Bond-valence analysis indicates both partial deprotonation (x ? 3) and the presence of Mn in two different oxidation states (II and III), which is consistent with the electronic conductivity above 300 °C from electrochemical measurements. The electron paramagnetic resonance spectra of compound 1 and of its high-temperature form compound 2 show the presence of antiferromagnetic interactions with stronger magnetic coupling for the high-temperature phase. Magnetization measurements of room-temperature compound 1 show a complex magnetic behavior, with a three-dimensional antiferromagnetic ordering and magnetic anomalies at low temperatures, whereas for compound 2, an ordered state is not reached. Magnetostructural correlations indicate that superexchange interactions via oxygen are present in both compounds. The values of the magnetic exchange pathways [Mn-O-Mn] are characteristic of antiferromagnetic couplings. Notwithstanding, the existence of competition between different magnetic interactions through superexchange pathways can cause the complex magnetic behavior of compound 1. The loss of three-dimensional magnetic ordering by heating of compound 1 could well be based on the presence of Mn(3+) ions (d(4)) in compound 2.