“…In complex 3ÁCH 3 OH, Mn(III)-N am distances were longer than the reported distances, 1.9133(11) Å [12] and 1.922(4) or 1.945(3) Å [17]. In 3ÁCH 3 OH, Mn(III)-N py distances are usually shorter than reported Mn(III)-N Py distances [10,12,22]. The elongation of the trans Mn(III)-N am bonds and contraction of Mn-N Py bonds may be due to Jahn-Teller effect for a high-spin d 4 electronic configuration similar to [Mn III (Phimp) 2 ](ClO 4 ) [10,23].…”