catena-Poly[[[tetraaquasamarium(III)]-di-μ-isonicotinato-κ4O:O′] chloride]

Abstract

In the structure of the title compound, {[Sm(C6H4NO2)2(H2O)4]Cl}n, the unique SmIII atom lies on a crystallographic twofold axis and is eight-coordinated by four O atoms from four isonicotinate ligands and four water molecules in a slightly distorted square-antiprismatic coodination environment. The SmIII atoms are bridged by two carboxylate groups of two isonicotinate ligands, forming an extended chain along the c-axis direction. These chains are cross-linked through hydrogen bonds, forming a three-dimensional framework, with channels which accommodate the chloride anions.