title: Poly[aquaneodymium(III)-mu5-2-oxido-5-sulfonatobenzoato].
abstract: The title compound, [Nd(C(7)H(3)O(6)S)(H(2)O)](n) or [Nd(SSA)(H(2)O)](n) (H(3)SSA is 5-sulfosalicylic acid), was synthesized by the hydrothermal reaction of Nd(2)O(3) with H(3)SSA in water. The compound forms a three-dimensional network in which the asymmetric unit contains one Nd(III) atom, one SSA ligand and one coordinated water molecule. The central Nd(III) ion is eight-coordinate, bonded to seven O atoms from five different SSA ligands [Nd-O = 2.405 (4)-2.612 (4) angstroms] and one aqua O atom [Nd-OW = 2.441 (4) angstroms].
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Xiao-Qin
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Zhao Ji
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yi-Hang
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.forename: Jian-Kai
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Yuan-Gen
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Yao