Aqua(hexacyanoferrato-N)bis(μ-glycine)glycinecerium(III) Monohydrate

The structure of the title compound, [Ce{Fe(CN)₆}(C₂H₅NO₂)₃(H₂O)].H₂O, consists of FeC₆ octahedra linked to an eight-coordinate cerium ion via two cyanide bridging Ce-N-C-Fe groups. The rest of the coordination polyhedron of the cerium is formed by six O atoms; one from a molecule of water and five from glycine molecules. The three-dimensional framework is formed through N-H...N and O-H...N hydrogen-bonding interactions. Two glycine molecules form bifurcated hydrogen bonds. An additional uncoordinated molecule of water is within hydrogen-bonding distance of two glycine molecules.

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