Twonewdicyanamidecoordinationpolymers,{Mn(dmpz)[N(CN)2]2}2(1)and{Cu(dmpz)[N(CN)2]2}2(2)(dmpz=3,5-dimethylpyrazole),weresynthesizedandcharacterizedbysinglecrystalX-raydiffractionanalysisandIRspectroscopy.In1and2themetalionshavetwodifferentcoordinationmodes,whereoneiscoordinatedtofourdicyanamideanionsandtwomonodentatedmpzmoleculestoformaslightlydistortedoctahedralgeometry,whiletheotheradoptsoctahedralgeometry,surroundedbyfournitrileNatomsandtwoamideNatomsofthedicyanamideanions.Bothcomplexescontaintwoalternatingchainsthatareparalleltoeachother.
