title: Tetra-kis(μ-3,4-dimethoxy-phenyl-acetato)bis-[(3,4-dimethoxy-phenyl-acetato)(1,10-phenanthroline)dysprosium(III)].
abstract: The title centrosymmetric dinuclear dysprosium(III) complex, [Dy(2)(C(10)H(11)O(4))(6)(C(12)H(8)N(2))(2)] or [Dy(L)(3)phen](2), is comprised of six 3,4-dimethoxy-phenylacetate (L) anions, two 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) mol-ecules and two Dy(III) ions. The Dy(III) atom is nine-coordinated by seven O atoms from five L ligands and two N atoms from the phen mol-ecules. The L ligands are coordinated to the Dy(III) ion in three coordination modes: chelating, bridging and bridging-tridentate. C-H⋯O hydrogen bonding interactions consolidate the crystal packing.
authors.affiliation: Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Reactive Chemistry on Solid Surfaces, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, Zhejiang 321004, People's Republic of China, and College of Chemistry and Life Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jian-Feng
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xue-Dan
authors.initials: XD
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Hua-Qiong
authors.initials: HQ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Guo-Liang
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Zhao