Triaquatris(2,6‐dinitrophenolato‐κ2O1,O2)yttrium(III)

In the title compound, [Y(C₆H₃N₂O₅)₃(H₂O)₃], the Y atom is nine‐coordinate with a slightly distorted tricapped trigonal prismatic coordination geometry. The Y^III ion is coordinated to three bidentate 2,6‐di­nitro­phenolate ligands and three water mol­ecules. The Y—O bond distances are in the range 2.217 (3)–2.754 (4) Å, with the Y—O distances from the nitro groups being longer than those from the water mol­ecules and the phenol groups. The coordinated NO₂ groups are almost coplanar with the benzene rings.