title: [2-(2-Carboxy-phen-yl)benzoato]bis-(1,10-phenanthroline)zinc(II) 2-(2-carboxy-phen-yl)benzoate monohydrate.
abstract: In the title compound, [Zn(C(14)H(9)O(4))(C(12)H(8)N(2))(2)](C(14)H(9)O(4))·H(2)O, the Zn(II) atom of the complex cation is six-coordinated in an octa-hedral geometry by four N atoms from two 1,10-phenanthroline ligands and two O atoms of a carboxyl-ate group from a singly deprotonated diphenic acid. The phenanthroline and carboxylate ligands act as chelating ligands. The dihedral angles between the two benzene rings in the deprotonated diphenic acid groups are 81.05 (2) (ligand) and 89.10 (2)° (anion). O-H⋯O and C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the components into a three-dimensional network.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Wei-Wei
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Shi-Ping
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Yang