Aqua-{6,6'-dimeth-oxy-2,2'-[ethane-1,2-diylbis(nitrilo-methyl-idyne)]diphenolato-κO,N,N',O'}(formato-κO)manganese(III) dihydrate

The Mn(III) atom in the title complex, [Mn(C(18)H(18)N(2)O(4))(CHO(2))(H(2)O)]·2H(2)O, is O,N,N',O'-chelated by the deproton-ated Schiff base; the four chelating atoms form an approximate square, with the O atoms of the water mol-ecule and the formate ion in axial positions above and below the square plane. Two metal-bearing mol-ecules are linked by an O-H(water)⋯O hydrogen bond about a center of inversion, generating a hydrogen-bonded dinuclear species; adjacent dinuclear units are linked through the lattice water mol-ecules, forming a three-dimensional network.