Unprecedented Self-Catenated Eight-Connected Network Based on Novel Azide-Bridged Tetramanganese(II) Clusters

The combination of the azide bridge and a neutral inner-salt-type dicarboxylate ligand leads to a three-dimensional coordination framework that contains unprecedented azide-bridged tetramanganese(II) clusters and defines a novel self-catenated, eight-connected net of 4(16).6(12) topology.