Diaqua­bis[5-(2-pyridylmeth­yl)tetra­zolato-κ(2) N (1),N (5)]manganese(II)

The title complex, [Mn(C(7)H(6)N(5))(2)(H(2)O)(2)], was obtained by the in situ hydro­thermal reaction of MnCl(2) with 2-(2-pyrid­yl)acetonitrile in the presence of NaN(3). The Mn(II) atom, which is located on an inversion centre, has a distorted octa­hedral coordination geometry formed by two water mol­ecules and two chelating ligands. Inter­molecular hydrogen bonds and π–π inter­actions (3.452 Å) stabilize the crystal structure and lead to the formation of a three-dimensional network.