摘要

In the title binuclear complex, [Fe(2)(C(8)H(7)O(2))(4)(C(12)H(8)N(2))(2)(H(2)O)], the Fe(II) ion is six-coordinated by three carboxylate O atoms from three 4-methylbenzoate ligands, two N atoms from two 1,10-phenanthroline ligands and one bridging aqua ligand in a distorted octahedral geometry. The coordinated water molecule acting as the bridging ligand is located on a twofold axes and the complex molecule displays C(2) molecular symmetry. The Fe center dot center dot center dot Fe separation in the binuclear complex is 3.490 (3) angstrom. The crystal structure is stabilized by hydrogen bonding and pi - pi stacking interactions [the centroid-centroid distance between adjacent 1,10-phenanthroline ring systems is 3.653 ( 2) A, and that between the 1,10-phenanthroline ring system and the phenyl ring of the 4-methylbenzoate unit of a neighbouring complex is 3.622 (3) angstrom].