title: catena-Poly[europium(III)-tri-micro-2,3-dimethoxybenzoato].
abstract: The title compound, [Eu(C(9)H(9)O(4))(3)](n) or [Eu(2,3-DMOBA)(3)](n), where 2,3-DMOBA is 2,3-dimethoxybenzoate, is an infinite one-dimensional non-centrosymmetric coordination polymer. The unique Eu(III) atom is bridged by six carboxylate ligands; it is ennea-coordinated and has a distorted tricapped trigonal prism geometry. The Eu-O distances are in the range 2.315 (3)-2.959 (5) A.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100037, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Xia
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ying-Quan
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Huai-Ming
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Hu