Two new potentially tetradentate Schiff base ligands N'-(pyridin-2-ylmethylene)nicotinohydrazide (L 1 ), and N'-(pyridin-2-ylmethylene)isonicotinohydrazide (L 2 ) were synthesized. Reactions of hydrazone ligands L 1 and L 2 with Mn(NO 3 ) 2 afford two mononuclear(2). For complexes 1 and 2, L 1 and L 2 act as pincer-like tridentate or bidentate ligands, respectively. The Mn(II) ions in the two compounds are both in hepta-coordinated environment, while the two molecules display diverse solid-state supramolecular structures because of the different orientation of N pyridine and hydrogen bonding patterns of nitrate anions. Complex 1 features 2D supramolecular sheet, while complex 2 has double-chain supramolecular structure. Both of the complexes exhibit moderate superoxide dismutase (SOD) mimetic activity.