H. Kooijman et al., Diaquatris(pentane-2,4-dionato-O,O ')holmium(III) monohydrate and diaquatris(pentane-2,4-dionato-O,O ')holmium(III) 4-hydroxypentan-2-one solvate dihydrate, ACT CRYST C, 56, 2000, pp. 156-158
The structures of the title compounds, [Ho(C5H7O2)(3)(H2O)(2)]. H2O and [Ho
(C5H7O2)(3)(H2O)(2)]. C5H8O2. 2H(2)O, both show an eight-coordinate holmium
(III) ion in a square antiprismatic configuration. The packing of these str
uctures consists of an infinite two-dimensional network of hydrogen-bonded
molecules. In both structures, the same hydrogen-bonded chain of Ho-III com
plexes is found.