Structures of substituted pyridine N-oxide with manganese(II) acetate

Manganese(II) acetate coordination polymers have been prepared with three derivatives of pyridine N-oxide. The compounds are catena-poly[manganese(II)-μ(3)-acetato-di-μ(2)-acetato-[aqua­manganese(II)]-μ(2)-acetato-μ-(pyridine N-oxide)-manganese(II)-μ(3)-acetato-μ(2)-acetato-μ-(pyridine N-oxide)-[aqua­manganese(II)]-di-μ(2)-acetato], [Mn(4)(CH(3)COO)(8)(C(5)H(5)NO)(2)(H(2)O)(2)](n), (I), catena-poly[[manganese(II)]-μ(3)-acetato-μ(2)-acetato-μ-(2-methyl­pyridine N-oxide)-[aqua­manganese(II)]-di-μ(2)-acetato-manganese(II)-di-μ(2)-acetato-μ(3)-acetato-[aqua­manganese(II)]-μ(2)-acetato-μ-(2-methyl­pyridine N-oxide)], [Mn(4)(CH(3)COO)(8)(C(6)H(7)NO)(2)(H(2)O)(2)](n), (II), and catena-poly[[manganese(II)-di-μ(2)-acetato-μ-(4-methyl­pyridine N-oxide)] monohydrate], {[Mn(CH(3)COO)(2)(C(6)H(7)NO)]·H(2)O}(n), (III). Compounds (I) and (II) both have three unique Mn atoms; in both compounds two of them sit on a crystallographic inversion center while the third is on a general position. In compound (III), the single unique Mn atom sits on a general position. Pseudo-octa­hedral six-coordinate mangan­ese(II) centers are found in all compounds. All of the compounds form chains of Mn atoms bridged by acetate ions and the oxygen atom of the N-oxide in pyridine N-oxide (PNO), 2-methyl­pyridine N-oxide (2MePNO), or 4-methyl­pyridine N-oxide (4MePNO). Compound (I) and (II) both exhibit a bound water of solvation. In (I), the water hydrogen bonds to a nearby acetate whereas in (II) the water mol­ecule forms bridging hydrogen bonds between two neighboring acetates. In compound (III) a water mol­ecule of solvation is found in the lattice, not bound to the metal ion but hydrogen bonding to a bridging acetate.