Bis(tetra-butyl-ammonium) tetra-chlorido-manganate(II) di-chloro-methane disolvate

Abstract

The title compound, (C₁₆H₃₆N)₂[MnCl₄]·2CH₂Cl₂, is an ionic organic-inorganic hybride compound consisting of a tetra-butyl-ammonium cation and a tetra-chlorido-manganate(II) anion in a 2:1 stoichiometric ratio. The cation contains a central nitro-gen atom bonded to four n-butyl groups in a tetra-hedral arrangement, while the anion contains a central Mn^II atom tetra-hedrally coordinated by four chlorido ligands. It co-crystallized with two equivalents of di-chloro-methane solvent, CH₂Cl₂, to give the following empirical formula: [(C₄H₉)₄N]₂[MnCl₄]·(CH₂Cl₂)₂. The crystal structure is mainly stabilized by Coulombic inter-actions.

Keywords: crystal structure; manganese(II) complex; organic–inorganic salt; solvate; tetra­butyl­ammonium salt.