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′)cadmium]

The dinuclear title compound, [Cd(2)(C(7)H(5)O(2))(4)(C(12)H(8)N(2))(2)], lies on a crystallographic twofold axis. The Cd(II) ions are connected by two bridging benzoate anions and each ion is seven-coordinated by five O atoms from three benzoate ligands and by two N atoms from 1,10-phenanthroline. The benzoate ligands adopt two different coordination modes, acting as bidentate and bridging tridentate ligands. The discrete neutral mol­ecules further extend their structure into a three-dimensional supra­molecular framework by inter­molecular π–π [inter­planar distances of 3.392 (4) Å] and C—H⋯π stacking inter­actions [H–mean plane = 2.567 (4) and 2.781 (4) Å].