Crystal structure of triaqua(2,6-dimethylpyrazine-κN4)bis(thiocyanato-κN)manganese(II) 2,5-dimethylpyrazine disolvate

Abstract

In the crystal structure of the title complex, [Mn(NCS)2(C6H8N2)(H2O)3]·2C6H8N2, the MnIIcation is coordinated by two terminallyN-bonded thiocyanate anions, three water molecules and one 2,6-dimethylpyrazine ligand within a slightly distorted N3O3octahedral geometry; the entire complex molecule is generated by the application of a twofold rotation axis. The asymmetric unit also contains an uncoordinating 2,5-dimethylpyrazine ligand in a general position. Obviously, the coordination to the 2,6-dimethylpyrazine ligand is preferred because coordination to the 2,5-dimethylpyrazine is hindered due to the bulky methyl group proximate to the N atom. The discrete complexes are linked by water-O—H...N(2,6-dimethylpyzazine/2,5-dimethylpyzazine) hydrogen bonding, forming a three-dimensional network. In the crystal, molecules are arranged in a way that cavities are formed in which unspecified, disordered solvent molecules reside. These were modelled employing the SQUEEZE routine inPLATON[Spek (2015).Acta Cryst. C71, 9–18]. The composition of the unit cell does not take into account the presence of the unspecified solvent.