A mononuclear manganese (III) schiff base complex, [Mn(C < inf > 14 < /inf > H < inf > 10 < /inf > N < inf > 2 < /inf > O < inf > 2 < /inf > )-(C < inf > 8 < /inf > H < inf > 7 < /inf > O < inf > 3 < /inf > )(CH < inf > 1 < /inf > O)]

Abstract

In the title compound, [2-(α-hydroxybenzylidene-hydrazonomethyl)phenolato(2-)-N,O,O′](methanol-0)-(methyl salicylato-0,O′)rnanganese(III), [Mn(BHS)-(MS)(CH3OH)], the manganese(III) ion is surrounded by an O5N coordination sphere. The tridentate 2-(α-hydroxybenzylidenehydrazonomethyl)phenol-ate (BHS2-) ligand (H2BHS is the benzoyl hydrazone of salicylaldehyde) binds the metal ion meridionally and the methyl salicylate (MS-) ligand is bidentate. The sixth position is occupied by a methanol molecule. There is a significant tetragonal elongation due to a Jahn-Teller effect.