Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Electrochemical Property of a Dinuclear Manganese(II) Complex [Mn_2(C_(12)H_8N_2)_4(C_8H_5O_4)_2](C_8H_4O_4)·H_2O

One dinuclear manganese(II)complex [Mn2(C12H8N2)4(C8H5O4)2](C8H4O4)·H2O has been synthesized with o-phthalic acid and 1,10-phenanthroline.The crystal structure was determined by X-ray diffraction.The crystal belongs to the triclinic system,space group P1 with a = 1.17767(3),b = 1.22292(2),c = 1.35860(3)nm,α = 110.5300(10),β = 97.6140(10),γ = 93.7300(10)o,V = 1.80307(7)nm3,Dc = 1.404 g/cm3,Z = 2,F(000)= 784,the final GOOF = 1.047,R = 0.0398 and wR = 0.1038.The crystal structure of the title complex consists of one [Mn2(C12H8N2)4(C8H5O4)2]2+ cation,one uncoordinate o-phthalate anion(C8H4O4)2-and one uncoordinate water molecule.In [Mn2(C12H8N2)4(C8H5O4)2]2+,the central Mn(II)ion is coordinated by four nitrogen atoms and two oxygen atoms to give a distorted octahedral coordination geometry.The electrochemical property of the title complex was also studied.