Acta Cryst. (2008). E64, m1507-m1508  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536808033709 ]

(Croconato-²O,O')bis(1,10-phenanthroline-²N,N')zinc(II)

H. Chen, P. Li, L. Dong, X. Zhu and Q. Fang

Abstract: In the title compound, [Zn(C₅O₅)(C₁₂H₈N₂)₂], the Zn atom is in a slightly distorted octahedral environment. The molecule lies across a twofold rotation axis, around which two 1,10-phenanthroline ligands are arranged. There are short contacts between the 1,10-phenanthroline groups and the O atoms of the croconate ligand, which probably stabilize the crystal structure via weak C-HO interactions.

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