Unusual metal-organic frameworks built from 2D layers through Cl⋯Cl contacts and hydrogen bonds

Reactions of dtcp(2,6-di(1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmethyl)-4-chlorophenol) with Zn(NO3)2 and MnCl2, respectively, followed by treatment of excess NH4SCN, afford unusual metal-organic frameworks [Zn(dtcp)2](SCN)2 (1) and [Mn(dtcp)2](SCN)2 (2), both of which are built from 2D layers through hydrogen bonds (C-H⋯N and C-H⋯S) and Cl⋯Cl contacts.