The azido-bridged manganese complex of formula [Mn(tptz)(
1,1-N
3)
2]
n [
1; tptz = 2,4,6-tris(2-pyridyl)-1,3,5-triazine]has been synthesized and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis and a low-temperature magneticstudy. The complex
1 crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group
Pbcn, with
a = 17.911(5) Å,
b = 15.804(5) Å,
c = 6.6538(18) Å, and
Z = 4. The Mn atoms are coordinated by three N atoms of the tptz ligands and connectedto each other by double end-on (EO) azide ligands, forming a neutral 1D chain. The adjacent 1D chains areconnected by face-to-face
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-stacking interactions and C-H···
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interactions of pyridine rings of the tptz ligands,which leads to the formation of a supramolecular 2D sheet structure. Temperature- and field-dependent magneticanalyses reveal dominant intrachain ferromagnetic interactions with EO azide-bridge and weak interchainantiferromagnetic interactions with overall metamagnetic behavior having 3D magnetic ordering at 2.7 K. The criticalfield is approximately 80 G, at which the interlayer antiferromagnetic ground-state switches to a ferromagneticstate.