Two helical one-dimensional complexes [Mnn（MeOH）4][MnlV（L）2]·2MeOH （1） and [Mnm（salen）][Mnm（L）2] （2） （H2L = HON=C（Ph）N=NC6HaCO2H） contain the noninnocent ligand [Mn（L）2]2- and innocent low-spin [Mn（L）2]-. Intrachain anti- ferromagnetic interaction between adjacent manganese syn-anti and anti-anti carboxylate bridges have been high-spin and low-spin Mn（llI） ions in complex 2. ions via the syn-anti carboxylate bridges in complex 1. Alternate found to transmit ferro- and antiferromagnetic coupling between
