Reacting Mn(ClO4)2路6H2O and H2phpzEt (H2phpzEt = 5(3)-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-3(5)-ethylpyrazole) in methanol in the presence of sodium hydroxide yields the compound [Mn2(HphpzEt)4(H2O)2](ClO4)2 (trong class="boldFont">1trong>). The pentanuclear [Mn5(渭3-O)2(HphpzEt)3(phpzEt)3(OCH3)(HOCH3)2(O2CPh)] (trong class="boldFont">2trong>) is obtained when performing a similar reaction with Mn(O2CPh)2路2H2O. Compound trong class="boldFont">1trong> consists of a symmetric dinuclear manganese(III) cationic unit, [Mn2(HphpzEt)4(H2O)2]2+ with two non-coordinated perchlorate anions. Compound trong class="boldFont">2trong> is a rare pentanuclear complex containing all the manganese ions in the oxidation state III and it also has 渭3-oxido ligands. Temperature- and field-dependent magnetization studies indicate dominant antiferromagnetic interactions between the manganese(III) ions in both compounds.