(Acetato-O,O')(acetato-O)(2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline-N,N')zinc(II)

In diacetato-O,O',-O-(2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline-N,N')zinc(II), [Zn(C 2 H 3 O 2 ) 2 (C 14 H 12 N 2 )], the zinc cation has a pentacoordinated environment consisting of the two N atoms of 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline, one O atom from a monodentate acetate group and two O atoms from a bidentate acetate group.