Synthesis and crystal structure of aquachlorobis(1,10-phenanthroline)manganese(II) nitrobenzoate trihydrate

The title compound has been prepared and its crystal structure determined by X-ray diffraction methods. The complex salt consists of Mn(II) complex cations, benzoate anions and lattice water molecules. Mn(II) assumes a distorted octahedral geometry defined by two 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) ligands, a Cl^? ion and a water molecule. A comparison of bond distances and bond angles suggests electrostatic interaction between Mn(II) and coordinated N atoms. The nitrobenzoate anion does not coordinate to the Mn atom but links with the complex cation via O?H···O hydrogen bonds. Aromatic stacking occurs between phen rings and between phen and benzoate.