metal-organic compounds
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In the title complex, {[Nd(C6H4NO2)2(H2O)4]Cl}n, the NdIII cation is located on a twofold rotation axis and coordinated by four isonicotiniate anions and four water molecules in a distorted square-antiprismatic geometry. The carboxylate groups of the isonicotinate anions bridge the NdIII cations, forming polymeric chains running along the c axis. The Cl− anion is located on a twofold rotation axis and is linked to the polymeric chains via O—HCl hydrogen bonding. Intermolecular O—HO and O—HN hydrogen bonds are also present in the crystal structure.