title: (2,9-Dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline-κN,N')bis-(2-hydroxy-benzoato)-κO;κO,O'-cobalt(II).
abstract: In the title compound, [Co(C(7)H(5)O(3))(2)(C(14)H(12)N(2))], the Co(II) ion is five-coordinated by two N atoms from one 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline (dmphen) ligand and three O atoms from two 2-hydroxy-benzoate anions in a distorted trigonal bipyramidal geometry. The carboxyl-ate group of one of the two 2-hydroxy-benzoate anions is monodentate with a normal Co-O distance [1.9804 (18) Å], while the other is bidentate with two longer Co-O bonds [2.1981 (18) and 2.1359 (19) Å]. The crystal structure is stabilized by aromatic π-π stacking inter-actions [centroid-centroid distances of 4.0380 (3) and 3.8216 (3) Å between dmphen/dmphen and benzene/dmphen rings, respectively] and C-H⋯π(benzene) inter-actions.
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Pei-Zheng
authors.initials: PZ
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Xiao-Peng
authors.initials: XP
authors.lastname: Xuan
authors.forename: Qing-Hu
authors.initials: QH
authors.lastname: Tang