Dibromido(2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline-κ²N,N′)zinc

The reaction of equimolar amounts of zinc bromide and 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline in dry methanol provided the title compound, [ZnBr₂(C₁₄H₁₂N₂)], in good yield. The Zn^II ion is coordinated in a distorted tetra­hedral environment by two N atoms from the chelating 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline ligand and two bromide ions. There is inter­molecular π–π stacking between adjacent phenanthroline units, with centroid–centroid distances of 3.594 (3) and 3.652 (3) Å.