Tetra--benzoato-O:O'-bis(benzoato-O,O')(1,10-phenanthroline-N,N')lanthanum(III)
Abstract
The title complex, La2(C12H8N2)2(C6H5CO2)6, has a binuclear cage structure in which two La atoms are bridged by four benzoate ions with an LaLa distance of 4.1143 (3) A. The complex has a center of symmetry. The benzoate groups coordinate each LaIII atom in three different ways.