Tetraaqua(1,10-phenanthroline-κ2N,N′)magnesium(II) bis[(2,4-dichlorophenyl)acetate]

Abstract

In the mononuclear title complex, [Mg(C12H8N2)(H2O)4](C8H5Cl2O2)2, each MgII ion is hexacoordinated by two N atoms from a 1,10-phenanthroline ligand [Mg—N = 2.233 (2) Å] and four water molecules [Mg—OW = 2.033 (2) and 2.043 (1) Å] in a distorted octahedral geometry. A twofold rotation axis passes through the Mg atom. In the crystal structure, the cations and anions are linked by intermolecular O—H...O hydrogen bonds and π–π stacking interactions [centroid–centroid distance = 3.804 (2) Å] into layers parallel to the ac plane.