TY - JOUR TI - Comparative study of the metal-ligand bond strength in Mn-II/X/U complexes (X = Cl, Br, I; U = urea) AU - R Keuleers AU - G.S Papaefstathiou AU - C.P Raptopoulou AU - S.P Perlepes AU - H.O Desseyn JO - Journal of Molecular Structure PY - 2000 VL - 525 TODO - 1-3 SP - 173--183 PB - ELSEVIER BV SN - 0022-2860 TODO - 10.1016/s0022-2860(00)00408-7 TODO - null TODO - The synthesis, structure, vibrational analysis and a comparative vibrational study in function of the structure and the metal-ligand bond strength are discussed for a series of Mn(II)-urea-halogenide complexes. Complex [MnCl2U] has been prepared and studied fur the first time. The single-crystal X-ray structure of the 1:6-bromide complex reveals the presence of octahedral [MnU6](2+) ions and bromide counterions. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved. ER -