Crystal structure of di-μ-chloro­acetato-hexa­kis­(di­methyl­formamide)­tetra­kis­(μ-N,2-dioxido­benzene-1-carboximidato)tetra­manganese(III)disodium dimethyl­formamide disolvate

The synthesis, crystal structure, and FT–IR data for the title compound, [Na(2)Mn(4)(C(2)H(2)ClO(2))(2)(C(7)H(4)NO(3))(4)(C(3)H(7)NO)(6)]·2C(3)H(7)NO or Na(2)(O(2)CCH(2)Cl)(2)[12-MC(Mn(III)) (N(shi))-4](DMF)(6)·2DMF, where MC is metallacrown, shi(3−) is salicyl­hydroximate, and DMF is N,N-di­methyl­formamide, is reported. The macrocyclic metallacrown consists of an –[Mn(III)—N—O](4)– ring repeat unit and the metallacrown captures two Na(+) ions in the central cavity above and below the plane of the metallacrown. Each Na(+) ion is seven-coordinate and is bridged to two ring Mn(III) ions, through either a coordinating DMF mol­ecule or a chloro­acetate anion. The ring Mn(III) ions have either a tetra­gonally distorted octa­hedral geometry or a distorted square-pyramidal geometry. Weak C—H⋯O inter­actions, in addition to pure van der Waals forces, contribute to the overall packing of the mol­ecules. The complete molecule has inversion symmetry and is disordered over two sets of sites with an occupancy ratio of 0.8783 (7):0.1217 (7). The solvent molecule is also disordered over two sets of sites, with an occupancy ratio of 0.615 (5):0.385 (5).