title: μ-Nitrilo-triacetato-tris(1,10-phenanthroline)dizinc(II) nitrate hexa-hydrate.
abstract: The nitrilo-triacetate trianion in the title compound, [Zn(2)(C(6)H(6)NO(6))(C(12)H(8)N(2))(3)]NO(3)·6H(2)O, is engaged in N,O,O',O"-chelation to the phenanthroline-chelated Zn(II) unit, giving a distorted octa-hedral geometry for the metal atom. One of the three O atoms of the trianion that is engaged in chelation also binds to the bis-(phenanthroline)-chelated Zn(II) unit, whose five-coordinate geometry is distorted owing to a long Zn⋯O inter-action [2.401 (2) Å]. The dinuclear cations, nitrate anions and uncoordinated water mol-ecules are linked into a three-dimensional network via O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds between water molecules and carboxylate O atoms.
authors.forename: Lee Fang
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Chin
authors.forename: Chew Hee
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: Seik Weng
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Ng