Gu Chang Sheng, Hao Xiao Min, Guan Shu Xia, Liu Ji Wei
Department of Applied Chemistry, Guangdong University of Ocean, Zhanjiang 524006, People's Republic of China.
Acta Crystallogr C. 2006 Nov;62(Pt 11):m516-8. doi: 10.1107/S0108270106037565. Epub 2006 Oct 14.
In the title coordination polymer, {[Ba(C8H5Cl2O3)2(H2O)].H2O}n, each Ba(II) atom is nine-coordinated by six carboxylate O atoms and one ether O atom from five symmetry-related 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetate ligands, and by two O atoms from water molecules, thus defining a distorted tricapped trigonal prism. The Ba(II) ions are bridged by bidentate water molecules and by tridentate and tetradentate 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetate groups, leading to a two-dimensional layer structure. The crystal structure is further stabilized by hydrogen-bonding interactions within each layer.