4,4′-(Ethene-1,2-diyl)dipyridinium bis[4-(2-carboxybenzoyl)benzoate]

In the crystal structure of the title compound, C12H12N22+·2C15H9O5−, the cation has site symmetry overline{1} with the mid-point of C=C bond located on an inversion center. The two benzene rings of the anion are oriented at a dihedral angle 85.87 (6)°. In the crystal, intermolecular O—H...O and N—H...O hydrogen bonds link the cations and anions into supramolecular double chains, which are further connected into a three-dimensional network through intermolecular C—H...O and π–π stacking between parallel pyridine rings [centroid–centroid distance = 3.4413 (12)Å] and between parallel benzene rings [centroid–centroid distance = 3.6116 (14)Å]