Bis(μ-2,2′-oxydibenzoato-κ4O,O′:O′′,O′′′)bis[(4,4′-dimethyl-2,2′-bipyridine-κ2N,N′)zinc(II)] dihydrate

Abstract

In the title compound, [Zn2(C14H8O5)2(C12H12N2)2]·2H2O, the ZnII atom exhibits a distorted octahedral coordination geometry, defined by two N atoms from one 4,4′-dimethyl-2,2′-bipyridine ligand and four O atoms from two bridging 2,2′-oxydibenzoate ligands. The molecule is a centrosymmetric dimer. π–π Stacking interactions are observed between the 4,4′-dimethyl-2,2′-bipyridine ligands, with a centroid–centroid distance of 3.649 (2) Å.