Mononuclear and one-dimensional manganese(II) complexes constructed by dithioethers: Effect of flexibility and positional isomerism

Interactions of dithioether ligands L2, L4 and L5 (L2 = 1,3-bis(4-(3-pyridyl) pyrimidin-2-ylthio) propane; L4 = 1,3-bis[4-(3-pyridyl) pyrimidinyl thiomethyl]benzene; L5 = 1,4-bis[4-(3-pyridyl)pyrimidinylthiomethyl] benzene) with Mn(II) ions and NH4SCN in an analogous way led to the formation of two discrete mononuclear complexes and a one-dimensional chain, respectively, which may be attributed to the different flexibility and positional isomerism of the ligands.

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