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Barium terephthalate, [Ba{1,4-C6H4(COO)(2)}](n), forms a three-dimensional
coordination network polymer with 7:7 connectivity between the barium catio
ns and terephthalate dianions. Each Ba atom is eight-coordinate and uses al
l eight oxygen lone pairs of the ligand.