The reaction of the Er
3+ ion with polycarboxylate ligands in gel media leads to coordination polymers exhibitingvarious structural types and dimensionalities. Five Er
3+/1,4-benzenedicarboxylate-based coordination polymers havebeen obtained in such conditions. Four out of the five are new. Their crystal structures are reported and comparedherein. Compound
1, namely, Er
2Ter
3(H
2O)
6, where H
2Ter symbolizes the terephthalic acid, crystallizes in thespace group
P (No. 2) with
a = 7.8373(10) Å,
b = 9.5854(2) Å,
c = 10.6931(2) Å,
= 68.7770(8)
,
=70.8710(8)
, and
= 75.3330(12)
. It has already been reported elsewhere. The last four compounds are new.Compound
2, namely, Er
2Ter
3(H
2O)
6·2H
2O, crystallizes in the space group
P121/
a1 (No. 14) with
a = 6.7429(2)Å,
b = 22.4913(7) Å,
c = 9.6575(3) Å, and
= 91.6400(18)
. Compound
3, namely Er
2Ter
3(H
2O)
8·2H
2O crystallizesin the space group
P (No. 2) with
a = 7.5391(2) Å,
b = 10.0533(3) Å,
c = 10.4578(3) Å,
= 87.7870(10)
,
= 82.5510(11)
, and
= 86.2800(16)
. Compound
4, namely, Er
2Ter
3(H
2O)
6·2H
2O crystallizes in the spacegroup
C2/
c (No. 15) with
a = 38.5123(13) Å,
b = 11.1241(4) Å,
c = 7.0122(2) Å, and
= 98.634(2)
. Compound
5, namely, Er
2Ter
3(H
2O)
6·H
2O, crystallizes in the space group
P (No. 2) with
a = 6.8776(10) Å,
b = 11.0420(2)Å,
c = 18.5675(3) Å,
= 84.7240(6)
,
= 81.8380(6)
, and
= 84.1770(8)
. A computational method has alsobeen developed to evaluate the potential porosity of the coordination polymers. This method is described and thenapplied to the different Er
2Ter
3(H
2O)
n coordination polymers previously described.