title: (Nitrato-kappa2O,O')bis(triethanolamine-kappa4N,O,O',O'')lanthanum(III) dinitrate.
abstract: The title compound, [La(NO3)(C6H15NO3)2](NO3)2, contains a network of [La(NO3)(C6H15NO3)2]2+ cations and nitrate counter-ions. The crystal packing is influenced by cation-to-anion O-H...O hydrogen bonds, resulting in a structure with one-dimensional character. The ten-coordinate La atom and a nitrate anion have site symmetry 2. The fact that triethanolamine can bind to such diverse cations as Li+ and La3+ militates against possible applications that require selective binding of ligand to metal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Meston Walk, Aberdeen AB24 3UE, Scotland.
authors.forename: Adrian
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fowkes
authors.forename: William T A
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Harrison