catena-Poly[[[aqua­chlorido­manganese(II)]-bis­[μ-1,1′-(oxydi-p-phenyl­ene)di-1H-imidazole-κ(2) N (3):N (3′)]] chloride dimethyl­formamide mono­solvate monohydrate]

The title coordination polymer, {[MnCl(C(18)H(14)N(4)O)(2)(H(2)O)]Cl·C(3)H(7)NO·H(2)O}(n), obtained by the solvothermal reaction of BIDPE and manganese(II) salt in H(2)O/DMF (DMF is dimethyl­formamide), is composed of a chain of [Mn(2)(BIDPE)(2)] [BIDPE is 1,1′-(oxydi-p-phenyl­ene)di-1H-imidazole] metallocyclic rings that exhibit inversion symmetry. The coordination about the Mn(II) ions is distorted octahedral with a MnClN(4)O coordination set. In the crystal, the polymeric chains are linked by O—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds, forming a two-dimensional network parallel to (100). A number of C—H⋯Cl and C—H⋯O inter­actions are also present.