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Investigations on the Ga(III) Complex of EOB-DTPA and Its 68Ga Radiolabeled Analogue
Published on: August 17, 2016
Poly[μ(6)-adipato-diaquadi-μ(2)-oxalato-digadolinium(III)]
1School of Materials & Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
In the centrosymmetric title compound, [Gd(2)(C(6)H(8)O(4))(C(2)O(4))(2)(H(2)O)(2)](n), the Gd(3+) cations are each coordinated by nine O atoms, three from adipate anions, two from oxalate anions and one from an aqua ligand, completing a distorted tricapped trigonal-prismatic geometry. These tricapped trigonal prisms are bridged by the adipate ligands, generating layers lying parallel to (010). The coordination polymer layers are linked into a three-dimensional framework by the rigid oxalate ligands. The adipate and oxalate ions are all located on centers of inversion. A part of the adipate anion is disordered over two positions in a 0.75:0.25 ratio.
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