catena-Poly[[manganese(III)-bis­{μ-2-[(2-hy­droxy­eth­yl)imino­meth­yl]-6-meth­oxy­phenolato-κ(3) O (1),N:O (2);κ(3) O (2):N,O (1)}] iodide]

In the title one-dimensional coordination polymer, {[Mn(C(10)H(12)NO(3))(2)]I}(n), the potentially tetra­dentate (O,O,O,N) 2-[(2-hy­droxy­eth­yl)imino­meth­yl]-6-meth­oxy­phenol (H(2) L) ligands are mono-deprotonated (as HL (−)) and coordinated by the metal ions in a tridentate chelate-bridging fashion [2.01(1)1(1)1(2)]. The Mn(III) atom possesses a distorted trans-MnO(4)N(2) octa­hedral coordination environment. The bridging ligands lead to [010]-chain polymeric cations {[Mn(HL)(2)](+)}(n) in the crystal. The charge-balancing iodide ions are disordered over two sites in a 0.690 (2):0.310 (2) ratio and a weak O—H⋯I hydrogen bond occurs. The crystal studied was found to be a racemic twin.