Table 1. Comparative structural and spectroscopic data for low spin Mn(iv) nitride complexes.

Complex	Mn–N (Å)	Mn–C (Å)	E–Mn–N a (°)	EPR	E (V)
PhB(MesIm)3Mn N (2)	1.523(2)	1.938(2)	174.7	g 1 = 2.35	–0.82 V b
		1.956(2)		g 2 = 1.973	–2.30 V
		2.006(2)		g 3 = 1.965
(TIMENxyl)Mn N+	1.524(3)	1.932(6)	179.4	g 1 = 2.22	–1.1 V
		1.990(5)		g 2 = 1.98	–2.4 V
		2.103(5)		g 3 = 1.97

^aE = B for 2, E = N for (TIMEN^xyl)Mn N⁺.

^bOxidation of 2 is irreversible.