Metal Alkoxycarboxylate Complexes. I. Poly[aquabis(methoxyacetato)(nitrato)neodymium(III)]

The title compound, [Nd(O₂CCH₂OCH₃)₂(NO₃)(H₂O)]_n, contains nine-coordinate Nd atoms in which the carboxylate ligands chelate to one metal and each bridges to a second metal, resulting in the formation of pleated sheets. The Nd-O distances range from 2.375 (4) to 2.629 (4) Å.

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