Hexa-μ(2)-benzoato-bis-(2,2'-bipyrid-yl)trimanganese(II) monohydrate.

The complex molecule of the title compound, [Mn(3)(C(7)H(5)O(2))(6)(C(10)H(8)N(2))(2)]·H(2)O, contains a linear array of divalent manganese ions. The central Mn(II) atom, which is located on a crystallographic inversion center, is coordinated octa-hedrally by six benzoate O atoms. The two terminal Mn(II) ions are six-coordinated by four benzoate O atoms and two N atoms of 2,2'-bipyridyl. The central Mn(II) atom and the terminal Mn(II) ions are bridged by four benzoate ligands in a bidentate fashion, whereas the other two carboxyl-ate ligands form bridges through one O atom only and chelate the terminal Mn(II) atom. The mol-ecules pack together via van der Waals attractions and C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds.