Abstract: | The title compound, [Nd(C7H3O6S)(H2O)]n or [Nd(SSA)(H2O)]n (H3SSA is 5‐sulfosalicylic acid), was synthesized by the hydrothermal reaction of Nd2O3 with H3SSA in water. The compound forms a three‐dimensional network in which the asymmetric unit contains one NdIII atom, one SSA ligand and one coordinated water molecule. The central NdIII ion is eight‐coordinate, bonded to seven O atoms from five different SSA ligands [Nd—O = 2.405 (4)–2.612 (4) Å] and one aqua O atom [Nd—OW = 2.441 (4) Å]. |