A one-dimensional triaqua-europium(III)-1H,3H-benzimidazol-3-ium-5,6-dicarboxyl-ate-sulfate polymeric structure.

In the title coordination polymer, catena-poly[[[triaqua-europium(III)]-bis-(µ-1H,3H-benzimidazol-3-ium-5,6-dicarb-oxyl-ato-κ(3)O(5),O(5'):O(6))-[triaqua-europium(III)]-di-µ-sulfato-κ(3)O:O,O';κ(3)O,O':O'] hexahydrate], [Eu(2)(C(9)H(5)N(2)O(4))(2)(SO(4))(2)(H(2)O)(6)]·6H(2)O}(n), the 1H,3H-benzimidazol-3-ium-5,6-dicarb-oxy-l-ate ligand is protonated at the imidazole group (H(2)bdc). The Eu(III) ion is coordinated by nine O atoms from two H(2)bdc ligands, two sulfate anions and three water mol-ecules, displaying a bicapped trigonal prismatic geometry. The carboxyl-ate groups of the H(2)bdc ligands and the sulfate anions link the Eu(III) ions, forming a chain along [010]. These chains are further connected by N-H⋯O and O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds and π-π inter-actions between the imidazole and benzene rings [centroid-centroid distances = 3.997 (4), 3.829 (4) and 3.573 (4) Å] into a three-dimensional supra-molecular network.

Poly[µ-aqua-diaqua(µ(3)-1H-benzimid-azole-5-carboxylato-κN:O,O')(µ(2)-1H-benzimidazole-5-carboxylato-κN:O:O')-µ(5)-sulfato-µ(4)-sulfato-tri-cadmium].

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, [Cd(3)(C(8)H(5)N(2)O(2))(2)(SO(4))(2)(H(2)O)(3)](n), contains three Cd(II) ions, two sulfate anions, two 1H-benzimidazole-5-carboxyl-ate (H(2)bic) ligands and three coordinated water mol-ecules. One Cd(II) ion is six-coordinated and exhibits a distorted octa-hedral geometry, while the other two Cd(II) ions are seven-coordinated, displaying a distorted penta-gonal-bipyramidal geometry. The Cd(II) ions are bridged by two types of sulfate anions, producing inorganic chains along [100]. These chains are further connected by the H(2)bic ligands, leading to a three-dimensional framework. N-H⋯O and O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds and π-π inter-actions between the imidazole and benzene rings [centroid-centroid distances = 3.953 (2), 3.507 (2), 3.407 (2) and 3.561 (2) Å] further stabilize the crystal structure.