Di-μ-benzoato-κ(3) O,O′:O;κ(3) O:O,O′-bis­[(benzoato-κ(2) O,O′)(1,10-phenanthroline-κ(2) N,N′)lead(II)]

In the centrosymmetric dinuclear title compound, [Pb(2)(C(7)H(5)O(2))(4)(C(12)H(8)N(2))(2)], two Pb(2+) ions are connected by two tridentate bridging benzoate anions. The Pb(2+) ion is seven-coordinated by five O atoms from three benzoate anions and two N atoms from the 1,10-phenanthroline ligands. The benzoate anions adopt two different coordination modes, one bidentate–chelating and one tridentate bridging–chelating. The three-dimensional supra­molecular framework is achieved by inter­molecular π–π stacking inter­actions, with a shortest centroid–centroid distance of 3.617 (4) Å.