(2,9-Dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline-κ(2) N,N′)bis­(2-hydroxy­benzoato)-κO;κ(2) O,O′-cobalt(II)

In the title compound, [Co(C(7)H(5)O(3))(2)(C(14)H(12)N(2))], the Co(II) ion is five-coordinated by two N atoms from one 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline (dmphen) ligand and three O atoms from two 2-hydroxy­benzoate anions in a distorted trigonal bipyramidal geometry. The carboxyl­ate group of one of the two 2-hydroxy­benzoate anions is monodentate with a normal Co—O distance [1.9804 (18) Å], while the other is bidentate with two longer Co—O bonds [2.1981 (18) and 2.1359 (19) Å]. The crystal structure is stabilized by aromatic π–π stacking inter­actions [centroid–centroid distances of 4.0380 (3) and 3.8216 (3) Å between dmphen/dmphen and benzene/dmphen rings, respectively] and C—H⋯π(benzene) inter­actions.