Crystal Structures of the Imidazole and the 1,4-Di(1-imidazolyl)butane Adducts of N,N′-Ethylenebis[salicylideneaminato]manganese(III) Perchlorate

Crystal structures of the titled compounds [Mn(Him)(salen)][ClO4]CH3OH (1) and [Mn(biim)(salen)][ClO4] (2), have been determined by the single-crystal X-ray diffraction method. The molecular structure of the imidazole adduct (1) is a binuclear structure bridged by phenoxy oxygen atoms of salen ligand, while that of the 1,4-di(1-imidazolyl)butane adduct (2) is a polynuclear structure bridged by imidazole nitrogen atoms of 1,4-di(1-imidazolyl)butane.