Tris(5,6-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline-κ(2) N,N′)iron(II) bis­(tricyano­methanide)

The title compound, [Fe(C(14)H(12)N(2))(3)](C(4)N(3))(2), consists of one [Fe(dimephen)(3)](2+) complex cation (dimephen = 5,6-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline) and two uncoordinating tcm anions (tcm = tricyano­methanide). In the complex cation, the Fe(II) atom is coordinated by six N atoms from three chelating dimephen ligands at an average Fe—N distance of 1.963 (4) Å giving a distorted octa­hedral geometry. The crystal structure is stabilized by weak C—H⋯N hydrogen bonds and C N⋯π inter­actions between planar [maximum deviations of 0.024 (3) and 0.015 (3) Å] tcm anions and pyridine rings of dimephen [N2⋯centroid = 3.531 (3) and 3.726 (3) Å; C N⋯centroid = 96.4 (2) and 97.1 (2)°].