Hydrothermal synthesis and crystal structure of a new europium fumarate compound

The complex {[Eu₂F₃4H₂O]3H₂O}_n (H₂F = fumaric acid) has been synthesized and structurally characterized by single crystal X-ray diffration methods. The complex crystallizes in the monoclinic system with space group P2₁/n, lattice parameters a = 9.475(3) Å, b = 14.700(5) Å, c = 14.810(4) Å, = 90, = 91.250(5), = 90, V = 2062.1(11) ų, Z = 4, D_calc = 2.487 Mg/m³. The Eu(III) center is in distorted tricapped trigonal prism coordination environment that is coordinated by nine oxygen atoms, seven from five F^2– groups, two from two water molecules. Eu(III) ions are connected into three-dimensional coordination network structure by the oxygen atoms of the carboxyl groups and hydrogen bonds.