Abstract
In the title complex, [Mn(C22H18N2O4)Cl(CH3OH)], the Mn-III centre is in a distorted octahedral geometry, with the N2O2 tetradentate Schiff base ligand in the equatorial plane and the chloride ion and methanol molecule in the axial positions. The dihedral angles between the two outer phenolate rings and the central benzene ring of the tetradentate ligand are 4.08 (14) and 13.61 (14)degrees. One of the two methoxy substituents on the outer phenolate rings lies almost in the plane of the ring to which it is bound, whereas the other methoxy group is twisted significantly from the corresponding benzene ring plane. In the crystal structure, weak intermolecular C-H center dot center dot center dot Cl interactions link the molecules into infinite chains along the b axis, and these chains are further connected by O-H center dot center dot center dot O hydrogen bonds, weak C-H center dot center dot center dot O and C-H center dot center dot center dot Cl interactions into sheets parallel to the ab plane. The crystal structure is further stabilized by C-H center dot center dot center dot pi interactions.