Abstract: | In the title compound, Ba(C7H5O2S)2(H2O)4]n, the BaII atom lies on a mirror plane and is nine‐coordinated by four bridging carboxylate O atoms of the thiosalicylate ligands, two bridging water molecules and three terminal water molecules. There is an intramolecular S—H⋯O hydrogen bond between the S and O atoms in the thiosalicylate ligand. A one‐dimensional coordination polymer is formed via weak metal–metal interactions along polymeric zigzag chains. |