Acta Cryst. (2006). E62, o2797-o2799  [ doi:10.1107/S160053680602126X ]

Ethylenediammonium dichloride bis(1,10-phenanthroline) tetrahydrate

Z.-L. Chen, Y.-Z. Zhang and F.-P. Liang

Abstract: The title compound, C₂H₁₀N₂²⁺·2Cl^-·2C₁₂H₈N₂·4H₂O, has an inversion centre located midway between the two C atoms of the ethylenediammonium cation. The 1,10-phenanthroline molecules stack along the a axis, and are linked by - stacking interactions to form one-dimensional chains. These are bridged by ethylenediammonium cations, via hydrogen bonds, forming two-dimensional supramolecular sheets parallel to the ac plane. Hydrogen bonds to chloride anions and water molecules connect these two-dimensional sheets, resulting in the formation of a three-dimensional supramolecular network.

Online 14 June 2006

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