Synthesis, crystal structure and magnetic properties of two new dicyanamide bridged 2D and 1D complexes of Mn(ii)

Two new polymeric compounds, [Mn(dca)2(4CN-py)2]n (1) and [Mn(dca)2(bpe)]n (2) where dca = dicyanamide anion, 4CN-py = 4-cyanopyridine and bpe = 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethane, have been synthesised and characterised by X-ray crystallography and low temperature magnetic study. Compound 1 consists of a two-dimensional network of octahedrally coordinated Mn(II) cations bridged by dicyanamide anions. In this compound, the Mn(II) cation is linked by four dca bridging ligands and two monodentate 4CN-py ligands. Compound 2 is an one-dimensional chain of Mn(II) bridged by dca as well as bpe. Each Mn(II) in the chain is octahedrally coordinated by four dca and two bpe ligands. Variable temperature magnetic susceptibility measurements in the temperature range 300–2 K reveal the existence of weak antiferromagnetic interactions in both complexes (J = −0.154 cm−1, g = 2.01 for 1 and J = −1.25 cm−1, g = 2.00 for 2).