Poly[[hexaaquabis[μ4‐2‐hydroxy‐5‐(4‐sulfonatophenyldiazenyl)benzoato]dibarium(II)] 4,4′‐bipyridine solvate]

The title compound, {Ba₂(C₁₃H₈N₂O₆S)₂(H₂O)₆]·C₁₀H₈N₂}_n, possesses a novel two‐dimensional porous coordination network, in which each Ba^II ion is nine‐coordinated by three carboxylate O atoms, two sulfonate O atoms and four water molecules in an irregular coordination environment. Hydrogen‐bond interactions between coordinated water molecules and sulfonate/hydroxyl groups hold the network layers together and produce a three‐dimensional supramolecular architecture.