Abstract
In the title complex, [Mn(C
22
H
18
N
2
O
4
)Cl], the Mn
III
centre is in a distorted square-pyramidal configuration, with the basal plane formed by the N
2
O
2
donors of the tetradentate Schiff base dianion; the two phenolate O atoms and the two imine N atoms are each mutually
cis
. The chloride ion occupies the apical position. The dihedral angle between the two outer phenolate rings of the tetradentate Schiff base ligand is 16.44 (9)°. The central benzene ring makes dihedral angles of 10.64 (9) and 25.17 (10)° with the two outer phenolate rings. In the crystal structure, weak C—H⋯O and C—H⋯Cl interactions link the molecules into wave-like face-to-face double layers along the
c
direction. A π–π interaction involving the two outer phenolate rings is observed, the centroid–centroid distance being 3.743 (11) Å.