title: Bis(μ-2-methyl-8-oxidoquinolin-1-ium-κO:O)bis-[(acetato-κO,O')(2-methyl-8-oxidoquinolin-1-ium-κO)bis-(nitrato-κO,O')lanthanum(III)].
abstract: The N-heterocycles in the centrosymmetric title compound, [La(2)(C(10)H(9)NO)(4)(CH(3)COO)(2)(NO(3))(4)], exist in the zwitterionic form. One heterocycle binds to a metal center whereas the other bridges two metal centers. Each La atom is chelated by an acetate and two nitrate groups and is surrounded by nine O atoms in a distorted tricapped trigonal-prismatic coordination environment. The N-H groups form intra-molecular N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds. One of the nitrate ions is disordered over two positions in a 0.80 (3):0.20 (3) occupancy ratio.
authors.forename: Yousef
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fazaeli
authors.forename: Mostafa M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Amini
authors.forename: Seik Weng
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Ng