Tetra-μ-benzoato-κ4 O:O′;κ3 O:O,O′;κ3 O,O′:O′-bis­[(benzoato-κ2 O,O′)(1,10-phenanthroline-κ2 N,N′)neodymium(III)]

The complete mol­ecule of the title compound, [Nd2(C7H5O2)6(C12H8N2)2], is generated by a crystallographic inversion center. The two NdIII ions are linked by four bridging benzoate ions, with an Nd⋯Nd separation of 4.0360 (2) A. As well as the bridging ligands, each NdIII ion is coordinated by one N,N′-bidentate phenanthroline ligand and an O,O′-bidentate benzoate ion. The resulting irregular nine-coordinated geometry of the NdIII ion is completed by seven O and two N atoms. The mol­ecular structure is stabilized by intra­molecular C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. In the crystal structure, mol­ecules are linked into infinite chains along the c axis by inter­molecular C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. The crystal structure is consolidated by weak inter­molecular C—H⋯π inter­actions.