title: Tetra-μ-acetato-κO:O';κO,O':O';κO:O,O'-bis-[(acetato-κO,O')(1,10-phenanthroline-κN,N')europium(III)].
abstract: In the title centrosymmetric dinuclear Eu(III) complex, [Eu(2)(CH(3)COO)(6)(C(12)H(8)N(2))(2)], each Eu(III) cation is coordinated by seven O atoms from five acetate anions and two N atoms from one phenanthroline ligand in a distorted tricapped trigonal-prismatic geometry. Four acetate anions bridge two Eu(III) cations to form the dinuclear complex, with an Eu⋯Eu distance of 3.9409 (8) Å. Weak inter-molecular C-H⋯O hydrogen bonding is present in the crystal structure.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Wen-Jing
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Zhao-Yang
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Zhi-Qiang
authors.initials: ZQ
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Shan-Tang
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Yue