Bis(tetra­butyl­ammonium) tetra­chlorido­manganate(II) di­chloro­methane disolvate

The title compound, (C(16)H(36)N)(2)[MnCl(4)]·2CH(2)Cl(2), is an ionic organic–inorganic hybride compound consisting of a tetra­butyl­ammonium cation and a tetra­chlorido­manganate(II) anion in a 2:1 stoichiometric ratio. The cation contains a central nitro­gen atom bonded to four n-butyl groups in a tetra­hedral arrangement, while the anion contains a central Mn(II) atom tetra­hedrally coordinated by four chlorido ligands. It co-crystallized with two equivalents of di­chloro­methane solvent, CH(2)Cl(2), to give the following empirical formula: [(C(4)H(9))(4)N](2)[MnCl(4)]·(CH(2)Cl(2))(2). The crystal structure is mainly stabilized by Coulombic inter­actions. [Image: see text]