4,4′-(Ethene-1,2-diyl)dipyridinium bis­[4-(2-carboxy­benzo­yl)benzoate]

In the crystal structure of the title compound, C(12)H(12)N(2) (2+)·2C(15)H(9)O(5) (−), the cation has site symmetry [Image: see text] with the mid-point of C=C bond located on an inversion center. The two benzene rings of the anion are oriented at a dihedral angle 85.87 (6)°. In the crystal, inter­molecular O—H⋯O and N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the cations and anions into supra­molecular double chains, which are further connected into a three-dimensional network through inter­molecular C—H⋯O and π–π stacking between parallel pyridine rings [centroid–centroid distance = 3.4413 (12)Å] and between parallel benzene rings [centroid–centroid distance = 3.6116 (14)Å].