title: (Heptanedioato-κO,O')bis-(1,10-phenanthroline-κN,N')zinc(II) hexa-hydrate.
abstract: In the crystal structure of the title compound, [Zn(C(7)H(10)O(4))(C(12)H(8)N(2))(2)]·6H(2)O, the Zn(II) atom is coordinated by two carboxyl-ate O atoms of a mono-bidentate chelating pimelate anion (pimelic acid is hepta-nedioic acid) and four N atoms of two phenanthroline ligands, forming a considerably distorted octa-hedral ZnN(4)O(2) coordination geometry. The complexes are assembled into a three-dimensional network via C-H⋯O, C-H⋯π and π-π inter-actions. The mean inter-planar distance between adjacent phenanthroline ligands is 3.399 (2) Å.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory, Base of Novel Functional Materials and Preparation Science, Institute of Solid Materials Chemistry, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jian-Li
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Yuan-Yuan
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Wang