Abstract
The asymmetric unit of the title compound, [Fe(C(12)H(6)O(4))(C(10)H(8)N(2))], consists of two independent Fe(II) atoms, two naphthalene-1,4-dicarboxyl-ate anions and two 4,4'-bipyridine ligands. The Fe(II) atoms are each coordinated by four O atoms of the naphthalene-1,4-dicarboxyl-ate anions and two N atoms of the 4,4'-bipyridine ligands within a distorted octa-hedron. Two Fe(II) atoms are bridged via the carboxyl-ate groups of two symmetry-related anions into dimers, which are further connected into chains. These chains are linked by additional anions into layers that are finally connected by the 4,4'-bipyridine ligands into a three-dimensional coordination network.