Bis(μ‐4‐hydroxybenzoato‐O:O')bis[(N,N‐diethylnicotinamide‐N1)(4‐hydroxybenzoato‐O)zinc(II)] Dihydrate

The binuclear centrosymmetric zinc complex in the title compound, [Zn2(C7H5O3)4(C10H14N2O)2].2H2O, contains four benzoate ligands, two of which bridge the two Zn atoms [Zn⋯Zn' 6.685 (5) A] and two of which coordinate as monodentate ligands. Each Zn atom is coordinated by three O atoms and an N atom from an N,N-diethylnicotinamide ligand with slightly distorted tetrahedral coordination geometry. The water molecules are hydrogen bonded to the nicotinamide O atoms [O⋯O 2.756 (4) A].