(Croconato-κ2 O,O′)bis(1,10-phenanthroline-κ2 N,N′)zinc(II)

In the title compound, [Zn(C5O5)(C12H8N2)2], the Zn atom is in a slightly distorted octahedral environment. The molecule lies across a twofold rotation axis, around which two 1,10-phenanthroline ligands are arranged. There are short contacts between the 1,10-phenanthroline groups and the O atoms of the croconate ligand, which probably stabilize the crystal structure via weak C—H⋯O interactions.

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