Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Manganese(Ⅱ) Complex with 2-(4'-Chlorine-benzoyl)-benzoic Acid and 1,10-Phenanthroline

A new metal-organic complex Mn2(cbba)4(phen)2 (Hcbba = 2-(4'-chlorine-benzoyl)-benzoic acid, phen = 1,10-phenanthroline) 1 has been hydrothermally synthesized and structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, elemental analyses and IR spectroscopy. The compound crystallizes in orthorhombic, space group Pbcn with a = 12.154(5), b = 18.166(7), c =31.197(13) (A°), V = 6887(5) (A°)3, C80H48C14Mn2N4O12, Mr= 1508.90, Dc = 1.455 g/cm3, μ(MoKa) =0.591 mm-1, F(000) = 3080, Z = 4, the final R = 0.0408 and wR = 0.0873 for 4033 observed reflections (I > 2σ(I)). In the crystal structure, the manganese atom is six-coordinated with four carboxylate oxygen atoms from three different cbba ligands and two nitrogen atoms from phen ligands, showing a distorted octahedral geometry. Furthermore, it exhibits a 3D supramolecular network through π-π interactions.