Reactions between [Nb6Cl12(CN)6]4− and [Mn(salen)]+ in MeOH–H2O solvent mixture led to the formation of a new compound: {[(Mn2(salen)2)][[Mn(salen)(H2O)]0.67[Mn(salen)(MeOH)]1.33(Nb6Cl12(CN)6)]}·1.7H2O·2MeOH (1). Single crystal X-ray analysis has shown that 1 possesses 1D framework built of heterotrimeric supramolecular anions, {[Mn(salen)(s)]2[Nb6Cl12(CN)6]}2− and [Mn2(salen)2]2+ phenoxo bridged dimers linked to each other through two cyanide ligands located in axial positions. When 1 was left in a methanolic solution of (Me4N)+, its 1D framework was transformed into a 2D framework of the previously reported compound [Me4N]2[(Mn(salen))2(Nb6Cl12(CN)6))] (2) which has a 2D anionic 4,4-network built of [Nb6Cl12(CN)6]4− and [Mn(salen)]+ nodes linked by CN ligands (Zhou, Day and Lachgar, Chem. Mater., 2004, 16, 4870).1Magnetic susceptibility measurements indicate that 1 exhibits weak antiferromagnetic interactions due to the phenolate-bridged out-of-plane Mn(III) dimers with J = −1.50(5) cm−1. Thermal stability of 1 was studied.