Poly[[tris(μ 2 -4,4′-bipyridine N , N ′-dioxide)hexanitratodigadolinium(III)] dichloromethane disolvate]

The title one-dimensional coordination network, {[Gd2(NO3)6(C10H8N2O2)3]·2CH2Cl2}n, is isostructural with the previously reported Tb and Tl coordination networks and to its Eu analog. The GdIII cation is coordinated in a distorted tricapped trigonal-prismatic fashion by nine O atoms from three bridging 4,4′-bipyridine N,N′-dioxide ligands and three chelating nitrate anions. None of the atoms lie on a special position, but there is an inversion center located between the rings of one of the ligands. The network topology is ladder-like, and each ladder interacts with six neighboring ladders through C—H...O hydrogen bonds. The packing motif of the ladders allows for the formation of channels that run parallel to the a axis; these channels are filled with CH2Cl2 solvent molecules that interact with the ladders through C—H...O hydrogen bonds