title: catena-Poly[[[triaqua-(nitrato-κO,O')neodymium(III)]-bis-(μ(2)-pyridinium-4-carboxyl-ato-κO:O')] bis-(perchlorate) monohydrate].
abstract: In the title compound, {[Nd(NO(3))(C(6)H(5)NO(2))(2)(H(2)O)(3)](ClO(4))(2)·H(2)O}(n), the Nd(III) atom is nine-coordinated by four O atoms from four pyridinium-4-carboxyl-ate ligands, two O atoms from a chelating nitrate anion and three water mol-ecules in a distorted tricapped trigonal-prismatic coordination geometry. Adjacent Nd atoms are linked by the bidentate pyridinium-4-carboxyl-ate ligands into a chain running along the b axis. The chains are further connected by O-H⋯O and N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds into a three-dimensional network.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, Zunyi Medical College, Zunyi, Guizhou 563003, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jia-Zhi
authors.initials: JZ
authors.lastname: Pu