A novel one‐dimensional complex: catena‐poly­[[manganese(III)‐di‐μ‐2‐[(2‐hydroxy­ethyl)­imino­methyl]­phenolato‐κ2O1,N:κO2;κO2:κ2O1] chloride]

In the title one‐dimensional complex, {Mn^III(C₉H₁₀NO₂)₂]Cl}_n, the Schiff base ligand 2‐(2‐hydroxy­ethyl)­imino­methyl]­phenolate (Hsae^?) functions as both a bridging and a chelating ligand. The Mn^III ion is six‐coordinated by two N and four O atoms from four different Hsae^? ligands, yielding a distorted MnO₄N₂ octahedral environment. Each Mn^III(Hsae)₂]⁺ cationic unit has the Mn atom on an inversion centre and each Mn^III(Hsae)₂]⁺ cation lies about another inversion centre. The chain‐like complex is further extended into a three‐dimensional network structure through Cl?H—O hydrogen bonds and C—H?π contacts involving the Hsae^? rings.