The structure of the title compound octa-kis-{[4-(dimethyl-amino)-pyridine](nitros-yl)[N,N'-(o-phenyl-ene)bis-(pyridine-2-carboxamidato)]manganese(II)} ethanol hepta-solvate 3.5-hydrate, [Mn(C(18)H(12)N(4)O(2))(C(7)H(10)N(2))(NO)](8)·7C(2)H(5)OH·3.5H(2)O, or 8[Mn(bpb)(DMAP)(NO)]·7EtOH·3.5H(2)O, is an unusual example of a structure with Z' = 8. The tetra-dentate bpb ligand, together with the nit...
