Tetra-μ-acetato-κ4O:O′;κ3O,O′:O;κ3O:O,O′-bis[(acetato-κ2O,O′)(1,10-phenanthroline-κ2N,N′)europium(III)]

Abstract

In the title centrosymmetric dinuclear complex, [Eu2(CH3CO2)6(C12H8N2)2], the EuIII atom is nine-coordinated by two N atoms from a 1,10-phenanthroline ligand and seven O atoms from five acetate ligands (two bidentate, three monodentate). The crystal structure is stabilized by π–π stacking interactions between the pyridine and benzene rings of adjacent molecules, with a centroid–centroid distance of 3.829 (2) Å.