Bis(3,4-dimethoxy­benzoato-κ(2) O,O′)(1,10-phenanthroline-κ(2) N,N′)copper(II)

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, [Cu(C(9)H(9)O(4))(2)(C(12)H(8)N(2))], contains one half-mol­ecule, the complete mol­ecule being generated by a twofold rotation axis. The Cu(II) atom exhibits a six-coordinated distorted octa­hedral geometry with two N atoms from the phenanthroline ligand [Cu—N 2.007 (2) Å] and four O atoms from two 3,4-dimethoxy­benzoate ligands [Cu—O 1.950 (1) and 2.524 (1) Å]. The difference in Cu—O bond distances indicates a strong Jahn–Teller effect. In the crystal, C—H⋯π inter­actions result in chains of mol­ecules along the c axis.