A new dabco templated metal sulfate, (C6H14N2)[Mn (H2O)6](SO4)2. Chemical preparation, hydrogen-bonded structure and thermal decomposition

The crystal structure of manganese sulfate templated by 1,4-diaza-bicyclo[2.2.2]octane (abbreviated dabco), (C6H14N2)[Mn(H2O)6](SO4)2, was investigated using single crystal X-ray diffraction data. It crystallises in the monoclinic system (space group P21/c) with the following unit-cell parameters: a = 12.1392(2) Å, b = 12.3117(2) Å, c = 12.2765(2) Å, β = 104.607(1)°, V = 1775.47(5) Å3 and Z = 4. The structure has been solved using direct methods and refined by least-squares analysis [R1 = 0.0381, wR2 = 0.1082]. The crystal structure of the title compound is built from isolated [Mn(H2O)6]2+ octahedral cations, 1,4-diaza-bicyclo[2.2.2]octandiium cations (C6H14N2)2+ and sulfate anions (SO4)2− connected by a three-dimensional hydrogen-bond network. The thermal decomposition of the precursor, studied by thermogravimetry and temperature-dependent X-ray powder diffraction, proceeds through four stages giving rise to the mixture of Mn2O3and Mn3O4.