One complex with a zwitterionic dicarboxylate ligand, [Mn（L）（N3）]n 1 （L = 1-car- boxymethylpyridinium-3-carboxylate）, was synthesized and structurally characterized. Complex 1 crystallizes in triclinic, space group P1 with a = 7.570（2）, b = 7.808（2）, c = 9.232（3） A, β= 94.450（19）°, V= 489.0（3） A3, Z = 2, Mr = 277.11, Dc = 1.882 g/cm3, F（000） = 278,μ = 1.359 mm-1, S = 1.021, the final R = 0.0509 and wR = 0.1149 for 2236 observed reflections with 1 〉 2σ（I）. Complex 1 consists of two-dimensional coordination layers in which the anionic uniform chains with mixed triple bridges （one end-on （EO） azide and two syn-syn carboxylates） are cross-linked by the flexible cationic N-methylpyridinium spacers. Magnetic studies demonstrated that the triple bridge in 1 transmits antiferromagnetic coupling between the Mn（Ⅱ） ions.
