Abstract
In the title complex, [CdBr
2
(C
14
H
12
N
2
)], the Cd
II
ion is tetracoordinated by two N atoms of the bidentate 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline ligand and two bromide ions in a substantially distorted CdN
2
Br
2
tetrahedral geometry. In the crystal, inversion dimers linked by pairs of weak C—H⋯Br bonds generate
R
2
2
(14) loops. Aromatic π–π stacking [shortest centroid–centroid separation = 3.633 (2) Å] interactions occur within, and also link, the dimers into chains propagating parallel to [100].