catena‐Poly­[europium(III)‐tri‐μ‐2,3‐di­methoxy­benzoato]

The title compound, Eu(C₉H₉O₄)₃]_n or Eu(2,3‐DMOBA)₃]_n, where 2,3‐DMOBA is 2,3‐di­methoxy­benzoate, is an infinite one‐dimensional non‐centrosymmetric coordination polymer. The unique Eu^III atom is bridged by six carboxyl­ate ligands; it is ennea‐coordinated and has a distorted tricapped trigonal prism geometry. The Eu—O distances are in the range 2.315 (3)–2.959 (5) Å.