Abstract
The asymmetric unit of the title Schiff base complex, [Mn(C
36
H
46
N
2
O
2
)Cl], comprises two crystallographically independent molecules. The Mn
III
centre in each molecule adopts a distorted square-pyramidal geometry. Each Mn
III
ion is coordinated by the N
2
O
2
atoms of the tetradentate Schiff base ligand forming the basal plane and the coordinated chloride anion occupies the apical position. Four bifurcated intramolecular C—H⋯O contacts stabilize the molecular structure. In the crystal packing, molecules are linked into dimers
via
intermolecular C—H⋯Cl contacts and further stabilized by C—H⋯π interactions. The crystal studied was a non-merohedral twin, the refined ratio of the twin components being 0.441 (1):0.559 (1).