Tetra-μ-benzoato-κ(4) O:O′;κ(3) O:O,O′;κ(3) O,O′:O′-bis­[(benzoato-κ(2) O,O′)(1,10-phenanthroline-κ(2) N,N′)neodymium(III)]

The complete mol­ecule of the title compound, [Nd(2)(C(7)H(5)O(2))(6)(C(12)H(8)N(2))(2)], is generated by a crystallographic inversion center. The two Nd(III) ions are linked by four bridging benzoate ions, with an Nd⋯Nd separation of 4.0360 (2) Å. As well as the bridging ligands, each Nd(III) 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 Nd(III) 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.