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Crystal structure of a three-dimensional neodymium(III) coordination polymer, [Nd2(H2O)6(glutarato)(SO4)2]
Saranphong Yimklan1, Yothin Chimupala2, Sutsiri Wongngam1
1Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand.
Abstract:
A three-dimensional coordination polymer, poly[hexa-aqua-(μ4-glutarato)bis(μ3-sulfato)-dineodymium(III)], [Nd2(glutarato)(SO4)2(H2O)6] (glutarato2- = C5H6O4 2-), 1, consisting of cationic {Nd2(H2O)6(SO4)2} 2 layers linked by bridging glutarate ligands, was synthesized by the microwave-heating technique within few minutes. The crystal structure of 1 consists of two crystallographically independent TPRS-{NdIIIO9} (TPRS is tricapped trigonal-prismatic geometry) units that form an edge-sharing dinuclear cluster inter-connected to neighbouring dimers by the μ3-SO4 2- anions, yielding a cationic two-dimensional {Nd2(H2O)6(SO4)2} 2 sheet. Adjacent cationic layers are then linked via the μ4-glutarato2- ligands into a three-dimensional coordination network. Strong O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds are the predominant inter-action in the crystal structure.
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