Dichlorido(4,7-dimethoxy-1,10-phenanthroline-κ 2 N , N ′)zinc(II)

In the title complex, [ZnCl 2 (C 14 H 12 N 2 O 2 )], the Zn II atom is located on a twofold rotation axis and is fourfold coordinated by two chlorido ligands and a bidentate 4,7-methoxy-1,10-phenanthroline ligand in a distorted tetrahedral environment. Weak π–π stacking interactions between adjacent 4,7-dimethoxy-1,10-phenanthroline rings [centroid-to-centroid distances = 3.5969 (11) and 3.7738 (11) Å] contribute to the alignment of the complexes in layers parallel to (\overline{2}01).