Bis(1h-Benzimidazole-2-Carboxylato-K(2)N(3),O) Bis(Ethanol-Ko) Manganese(Ii)

In the title compound, [Mn(C8H5N2O2)(2)(C2H5OH)(2)], the Mn-II atom is six-coordinated by two N and two O atoms from two 1H-benzimidazole-2-carboxylate (L) ligands and by two O atoms from two ethanol molecules in a distorted octahedral geometry. The mean planes of the two L ligands are inclined to each other at 7.6 (1)(circle). In the crystal, N-H...O and OH...O hydrogen bonds link the molecules into layers parallel to the ab plane.