A dense hydrogen-bonding network and an unusually large packing index in triaquatris(2,4-dioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-5-carboxylato)neodymium(III) trihydrate.

ABSTRACT

The title mononuclear complex, [Nd(C5H3N2O3)3(H2O)3]·3H2O, consists of an Nd(III) cation, three 2,4-dioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-5-carboxylate ligands and three aqua ligands forming the neutral complex molecule, and three solvent water molecules. The pyrimidinecarboxylate ligands act in a chelating manner, via carboxylate and keto O atoms. The NdO9 coordination polyhedron is in the form of a distorted monocapped square antiprism. The availability of numerous hydrogen-bonding donors and acceptors results in a very dense hydrogen-bonding network, the immediate effect of which is an unusually large packing index.