0 Introduction The realm of crystal engineering has provided a sound junction between aesthetics of crystalline architectures[1-2]and their potential functions[3-4],of which the ultimate destination is to successfully
The hydrothermal reaction of pyridine-3,4-dicarboxylic acid(pydcH2),4,4'-bipyridine and GdCl3.6H2O yield a novel gadolinium coordination polymer {[Gd2(pydc)2(μ3-OH)2(H2O)2].H2O}n(1).The compound was chara-cterized by...