Acta Cryst. (2009). E65, m833-m834 [ doi:10.1107/S160053680902128X ]
4-oxalato-hemi-
2-oxalato-bis(
3-pyrazine-2-carboxylato)neodymium(III)silver(I)] monohydrate\]In the title coordination polymer, {[AgNd(C5H3N2O2)2(C2O4)]·H2O}n, the NdIII atom is coordinated in a distorted monocapped square-antiprismatic geometry by two O and two N atoms of two N,O-bidentate pyrazine-2-carboxylate (2-pzc) ligands, four O atoms of two bidentate oxalate ligands, and one O atom of a monodentate carboxylate group of a 2-pzc ligand. The AgI ion is coordinated in a distorted tetrahedral geometry by two N atoms from two monodentate 2-pzc ligands, one O atom from one monodentate oxalate ligand and one O atom of a bridging carboxylate group of a 2-pzc ligand. The oxalate anions link neighbouring neodymium(III) metal centres into Nd-oxalate chains, which are interconnected by Ag(2-pyz)2 units, forming a three-dimensional polymeric framework. Intermolecular O-H
O and C-H
O hydrogen bonds are observed in the crystal structure.
A mixture of Nd2O3 (0.168 g, 0.5 mmol), AgNO3 (0.169 g, 1 mmol), pyrazine-2-carboxylic acid (0.124 g, 1 mmol), oxalic acid (0.09 g, 1 mmol), HNO3 (0.12 ml) and H2O (10 ml) was placed in a 23 ml Teflon-lined reactor, which was heated to 433 K for 3 d and then cooled to room temperature at a rate of 10 K h-1. The colourless crystals obtained were washed with water and dried in air (yield 46% based on Nd).
C-bound H atoms were placed at calculated positions and were treated as riding on their parent atoms, with C—H = 0.93 Å and with Uiso(H) = 1.2 Ueq(C). The water H-atoms were located in a difference map, and were refined with a distance restraint of O—H = 0.84 Å and with Uiso(H) = 1.5 Ueq(O). The hightest peak is located 1.31 Å from O1 and the deepest hole is located 0.94 Å from Nd1.
Data collection: RAPID-AUTO (Rigaku, 1998); cell refinement: RAPID-AUTO (Rigaku, 1998); data reduction: CrystalStructure (Rigaku/MSC, 2002); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEPII (Johnson, 1976); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008).
| [AgNd(C5H3N2O2)2(C2O4)]·H2O | F(000) = 1148 |
| Mr = 604.33 | Dx = 2.633 Mg m−3 |
| Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
| Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 2433 reflections |
| a = 10.112 (2) Å | θ = 1.4–28.0° |
| b = 18.847 (4) Å | µ = 4.72 mm−1 |
| c = 8.0359 (16) Å | T = 293 K |
| β = 95.47 (3)° | Block, colourless |
| V = 1524.6 (5) Å3 | 0.32 × 0.26 × 0.21 mm |
| Z = 4 |
| Rigaku/MSC Mercury CCD diffractometer | 2747 independent reflections |
| Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 1946 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
| graphite | Rint = 0.093 |
| ω scans | θmax = 25.2°, θmin = 3.3° |
| Absorption correction: multi-scan (REQAB; Jacobson, 1998) | h = −12→12 |
| Tmin = 0.241, Tmax = 0.370 | k = −22→22 |
| 12072 measured reflections | l = −9→9 |
| Refinement on F2 | Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods |
| Least-squares matrix: full | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
| R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.038 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
| wR(F2) = 0.111 | H-atom parameters constrained |
| S = 1.13 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0182P)2 + 17.3537P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
| 2747 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.028 |
| 244 parameters | Δρmax = 1.59 e Å−3 |
| 3 restraints | Δρmin = −1.77 e Å−3 |
| [AgNd(C5H3N2O2)2(C2O4)]·H2O | V = 1524.6 (5) Å3 |
| Mr = 604.33 | Z = 4 |
| Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
| a = 10.112 (2) Å | µ = 4.72 mm−1 |
| b = 18.847 (4) Å | T = 293 K |
| c = 8.0359 (16) Å | 0.32 × 0.26 × 0.21 mm |
| β = 95.47 (3)° |
| Rigaku/MSC Mercury CCD diffractometer | 2747 independent reflections |
| Absorption correction: multi-scan (REQAB; Jacobson, 1998) | 1946 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
| Tmin = 0.241, Tmax = 0.370 | Rint = 0.093 |
| 12072 measured reflections | θmax = 25.2° |
| R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.038 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0182P)2 + 17.3537P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
| wR(F2) = 0.111 | Δρmax = 1.59 e Å−3 |
| S = 1.13 | Δρmin = −1.77 e Å−3 |
| 2747 reflections | Absolute structure: ? |
| 244 parameters | Flack parameter: ? |
| 3 restraints | Rogers parameter: ? |
| H-atom parameters constrained |
Geometry. All e.s.d.'s (except the e.s.d. in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell e.s.d.'s are taken into account individually in the estimation of e.s.d.'s in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between e.s.d.'s in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell e.s.d.'s is used for estimating e.s.d.'s involving l.s. planes. |
Refinement. Refinement of F2 against ALL reflections. The weighted R-factor wR and goodness of fit S are based on F2, conventional R-factors R are based on F, with F set to zero for negative F2. The threshold expression of F2 > σ(F2) is used only for calculating R-factors(gt) etc. and is not relevant to the choice of reflections for refinement. R-factors based on F2 are statistically about twice as large as those based on F, and R- factors based on ALL data will be even larger. |
| x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
| Ag1 | 1.15900 (9) | 0.92327 (6) | 0.60684 (11) | 0.0369 (3) | |
| C1 | 0.9481 (10) | 0.9114 (6) | 0.0822 (13) | 0.026 (3) | |
| N1 | 0.8209 (8) | 0.9101 (5) | 0.0274 (10) | 0.027 (2) | |
| Nd1 | 0.64656 (5) | 0.89514 (3) | 0.26047 (7) | 0.02128 (18) | |
| O1 | 0.8807 (6) | 0.9057 (5) | 0.3541 (8) | 0.0298 (19) | |
| O1W | 0.9655 (10) | 0.7408 (7) | 0.0126 (18) | 0.099 (5) | |
| H1W | 0.9199 | 0.7431 | 0.0945 | 0.149* | |
| H2W | 0.9262 | 0.7594 | −0.0734 | 0.149* | |
| C2 | 1.0449 (10) | 0.9146 (6) | −0.0258 (13) | 0.029 (3) | |
| H2 | 1.1337 | 0.9136 | 0.0168 | 0.035* | |
| N2 | 1.0149 (9) | 0.9190 (5) | −0.1900 (11) | 0.030 (2) | |
| O2 | 1.0988 (7) | 0.9106 (5) | 0.3253 (8) | 0.035 (2) | |
| C3 | 0.8869 (11) | 0.9176 (7) | −0.2454 (13) | 0.037 (3) | |
| H3 | 0.8622 | 0.9195 | −0.3598 | 0.045* | |
| O3 | 1.6618 (7) | 0.8233 (4) | 0.5173 (9) | 0.034 (2) | |
| C4 | 0.7896 (11) | 0.9134 (7) | −0.1356 (12) | 0.034 (3) | |
| H4 | 0.7006 | 0.9130 | −0.1775 | 0.041* | |
| O4 | 1.7098 (7) | 0.7193 (4) | 0.6421 (10) | 0.0317 (18) | |
| C5 | 0.9806 (10) | 0.9093 (6) | 0.2720 (13) | 0.027 (3) | |
| O5 | 0.5044 (7) | 0.9079 (4) | −0.0030 (9) | 0.0309 (18) | |
| O6 | 0.3693 (7) | 0.9833 (4) | −0.1510 (9) | 0.0304 (19) | |
| O7 | 0.5658 (7) | 1.0571 (4) | 0.6552 (9) | 0.0274 (18) | |
| O8 | 0.6685 (7) | 0.9827 (4) | 0.4928 (8) | 0.0270 (18) | |
| N10 | 1.2894 (9) | 0.8232 (6) | 0.6898 (12) | 0.039 (3) | |
| C11 | 0.4622 (10) | 0.9689 (6) | −0.0439 (13) | 0.026 (3) | |
| N11 | 1.4588 (8) | 0.7064 (5) | 0.7235 (10) | 0.024 (2) | |
| C12 | 0.5689 (10) | 1.0120 (6) | 0.5441 (11) | 0.022 (2) | |
| C6 | 1.4972 (10) | 0.7674 (6) | 0.6640 (13) | 0.027 (3) | |
| C7 | 1.4155 (11) | 0.8253 (6) | 0.6552 (14) | 0.031 (3) | |
| H7 | 1.4498 | 0.8685 | 0.6234 | 0.037* | |
| C8 | 1.2491 (11) | 0.7609 (6) | 0.7402 (15) | 0.034 (3) | |
| H8 | 1.1617 | 0.7560 | 0.7654 | 0.041* | |
| C9 | 1.3340 (11) | 0.7018 (7) | 0.7569 (14) | 0.033 (3) | |
| H9 | 1.3016 | 0.6587 | 0.7922 | 0.040* | |
| C10 | 1.6348 (11) | 0.7698 (7) | 0.6033 (13) | 0.030 (3) |
| U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
| Ag1 | 0.0338 (5) | 0.0520 (7) | 0.0262 (4) | 0.0081 (4) | 0.0096 (4) | 0.0043 (4) |
| C1 | 0.028 (6) | 0.024 (7) | 0.026 (6) | −0.007 (5) | 0.006 (5) | −0.004 (5) |
| N1 | 0.028 (5) | 0.035 (6) | 0.018 (4) | −0.008 (4) | 0.002 (4) | 0.001 (4) |
| Nd1 | 0.0222 (3) | 0.0239 (3) | 0.0182 (3) | 0.0008 (3) | 0.0041 (2) | −0.0008 (3) |
| O1 | 0.009 (3) | 0.063 (6) | 0.017 (3) | −0.001 (4) | 0.001 (3) | 0.002 (4) |
| O1W | 0.052 (7) | 0.092 (11) | 0.155 (12) | 0.000 (6) | 0.020 (7) | −0.042 (9) |
| C2 | 0.019 (5) | 0.040 (8) | 0.028 (6) | 0.009 (5) | 0.003 (4) | 0.009 (5) |
| N2 | 0.032 (5) | 0.037 (6) | 0.022 (5) | −0.001 (4) | 0.008 (4) | 0.004 (4) |
| O2 | 0.021 (4) | 0.066 (7) | 0.017 (4) | 0.004 (4) | −0.004 (3) | −0.006 (4) |
| C3 | 0.033 (7) | 0.064 (10) | 0.014 (5) | 0.016 (6) | −0.003 (5) | −0.007 (5) |
| O3 | 0.036 (5) | 0.040 (6) | 0.027 (4) | −0.009 (4) | 0.005 (3) | 0.015 (4) |
| C4 | 0.036 (7) | 0.055 (9) | 0.012 (5) | −0.002 (6) | 0.007 (5) | −0.007 (5) |
| O4 | 0.034 (4) | 0.015 (4) | 0.048 (5) | −0.001 (3) | 0.013 (4) | 0.008 (4) |
| C5 | 0.027 (6) | 0.029 (7) | 0.025 (5) | −0.008 (5) | 0.010 (5) | 0.006 (5) |
| O5 | 0.039 (5) | 0.029 (5) | 0.025 (4) | −0.004 (4) | 0.000 (3) | 0.003 (4) |
| O6 | 0.022 (4) | 0.033 (5) | 0.035 (4) | 0.005 (3) | −0.007 (3) | 0.002 (4) |
| O7 | 0.024 (4) | 0.033 (5) | 0.024 (4) | −0.001 (3) | 0.000 (3) | −0.008 (4) |
| O8 | 0.026 (4) | 0.034 (5) | 0.021 (4) | 0.007 (3) | 0.006 (3) | −0.007 (3) |
| N10 | 0.029 (5) | 0.043 (7) | 0.043 (6) | 0.004 (5) | −0.001 (5) | 0.004 (5) |
| C11 | 0.024 (6) | 0.028 (7) | 0.027 (6) | 0.002 (5) | 0.003 (5) | 0.008 (5) |
| N11 | 0.018 (4) | 0.027 (6) | 0.029 (5) | 0.000 (4) | 0.010 (4) | 0.001 (4) |
| C12 | 0.034 (6) | 0.020 (6) | 0.012 (5) | 0.000 (5) | 0.003 (4) | −0.012 (4) |
| C6 | 0.026 (6) | 0.032 (7) | 0.023 (5) | 0.000 (5) | 0.002 (4) | 0.013 (5) |
| C7 | 0.034 (7) | 0.016 (7) | 0.043 (7) | −0.001 (5) | 0.003 (5) | 0.002 (5) |
| C8 | 0.033 (6) | 0.022 (7) | 0.050 (7) | −0.004 (5) | 0.019 (6) | 0.011 (6) |
| C9 | 0.038 (7) | 0.029 (7) | 0.032 (6) | −0.004 (5) | 0.006 (5) | 0.011 (5) |
| C10 | 0.044 (7) | 0.029 (8) | 0.019 (5) | −0.007 (6) | 0.010 (5) | −0.004 (5) |
| Ag1—N2i | 2.291 (9) | C3—H3 | 0.9300 |
| Ag1—O2 | 2.299 (7) | O3—C10 | 1.267 (13) |
| Ag1—N10 | 2.360 (10) | O3—Nd1vii | 2.461 (7) |
| C1—N1 | 1.320 (13) | C4—H4 | 0.9300 |
| C1—C2 | 1.370 (14) | O4—C10 | 1.240 (14) |
| C1—C5 | 1.530 (14) | O4—Nd1viii | 2.465 (7) |
| N1—C4 | 1.319 (13) | O5—C11 | 1.259 (13) |
| N1—Nd1 | 2.707 (8) | O6—C11 | 1.242 (12) |
| Nd1—O1 | 2.423 (6) | O6—Nd1ii | 2.455 (8) |
| Nd1—O6ii | 2.455 (8) | O7—C12 | 1.235 (11) |
| Nd1—O5 | 2.456 (7) | O7—Nd1v | 2.482 (7) |
| Nd1—O3iii | 2.461 (7) | O8—C12 | 1.252 (12) |
| Nd1—O4iv | 2.465 (8) | N10—C8 | 1.319 (15) |
| Nd1—O7v | 2.482 (7) | N10—C7 | 1.332 (14) |
| Nd1—O8 | 2.486 (7) | C11—C11ii | 1.53 (2) |
| Nd1—N11iv | 2.692 (9) | N11—C9 | 1.317 (13) |
| O1—C5 | 1.260 (12) | N11—C6 | 1.318 (14) |
| O1W—H1W | 0.8400 | N11—Nd1viii | 2.692 (9) |
| O1W—H2W | 0.8405 | C12—C12v | 1.57 (2) |
| C2—N2 | 1.328 (13) | C6—C7 | 1.367 (15) |
| C2—H2 | 0.9300 | C6—C10 | 1.517 (15) |
| N2—C3 | 1.329 (13) | C7—H7 | 0.9300 |
| N2—Ag1vi | 2.291 (9) | C8—C9 | 1.406 (16) |
| O2—C5 | 1.231 (12) | C8—H8 | 0.9300 |
| C3—C4 | 1.385 (15) | C9—H9 | 0.9300 |
| N2i—Ag1—O2 | 124.8 (3) | N2—C2—H2 | 119.2 |
| N2i—Ag1—N10 | 98.4 (3) | C1—C2—H2 | 119.2 |
| O2—Ag1—N10 | 106.5 (3) | C2—N2—C3 | 117.0 (9) |
| N1—C1—C2 | 121.5 (10) | C2—N2—Ag1vi | 127.6 (7) |
| N1—C1—C5 | 116.3 (9) | C3—N2—Ag1vi | 115.3 (7) |
| C2—C1—C5 | 122.3 (9) | C5—O2—Ag1 | 120.1 (7) |
| C1—N1—C4 | 117.7 (9) | N2—C3—C4 | 121.1 (10) |
| C1—N1—Nd1 | 116.7 (6) | N2—C3—H3 | 119.5 |
| C4—N1—Nd1 | 125.5 (7) | C4—C3—H3 | 119.5 |
| O1—Nd1—O6ii | 93.6 (3) | C10—O3—Nd1vii | 153.6 (7) |
| O1—Nd1—O5 | 137.2 (2) | N1—C4—C3 | 121.1 (10) |
| O6ii—Nd1—O5 | 65.6 (2) | N1—C4—H4 | 119.4 |
| O1—Nd1—O3iii | 78.7 (2) | C3—C4—H4 | 119.4 |
| O6ii—Nd1—O3iii | 144.2 (3) | C10—O4—Nd1viii | 126.5 (7) |
| O5—Nd1—O3iii | 139.7 (3) | O2—C5—O1 | 128.3 (10) |
| O1—Nd1—O4iv | 84.8 (3) | O2—C5—C1 | 117.1 (9) |
| O6ii—Nd1—O4iv | 133.5 (3) | O1—C5—C1 | 114.6 (9) |
| O5—Nd1—O4iv | 84.6 (3) | C11—O5—Nd1 | 118.1 (7) |
| O3iii—Nd1—O4iv | 81.1 (3) | C11—O6—Nd1ii | 118.1 (7) |
| O1—Nd1—O7v | 136.9 (2) | C12—O7—Nd1v | 122.0 (6) |
| O6ii—Nd1—O7v | 74.4 (2) | C12—O8—Nd1 | 121.6 (6) |
| O5—Nd1—O7v | 75.5 (2) | C8—N10—C7 | 114.8 (10) |
| O3iii—Nd1—O7v | 87.6 (3) | C8—N10—Ag1 | 128.1 (8) |
| O4iv—Nd1—O7v | 133.3 (2) | C7—N10—Ag1 | 116.0 (8) |
| O1—Nd1—O8 | 72.4 (2) | O6—C11—O5 | 126.5 (10) |
| O6ii—Nd1—O8 | 69.4 (2) | O6—C11—C11ii | 117.6 (13) |
| O5—Nd1—O8 | 125.8 (3) | O5—C11—C11ii | 115.8 (11) |
| O3iii—Nd1—O8 | 75.0 (3) | C9—N11—C6 | 116.9 (9) |
| O4iv—Nd1—O8 | 149.6 (2) | C9—N11—Nd1viii | 127.6 (7) |
| O7v—Nd1—O8 | 64.6 (2) | C6—N11—Nd1viii | 115.5 (6) |
| O1—Nd1—N11iv | 138.7 (3) | O7—C12—O8 | 128.2 (10) |
| O6ii—Nd1—N11iv | 127.1 (2) | O7—C12—C12v | 116.3 (11) |
| O5—Nd1—N11iv | 68.0 (3) | O8—C12—C12v | 115.5 (10) |
| O3iii—Nd1—N11iv | 71.9 (3) | N11—C6—C7 | 121.2 (10) |
| O4iv—Nd1—N11iv | 62.7 (3) | N11—C6—C10 | 117.0 (10) |
| O7v—Nd1—N11iv | 70.6 (3) | C7—C6—C10 | 121.9 (10) |
| O8—Nd1—N11iv | 124.5 (2) | N10—C7—C6 | 123.6 (11) |
| O1—Nd1—N1 | 61.6 (2) | N10—C7—H7 | 118.2 |
| O6ii—Nd1—N1 | 71.3 (3) | C6—C7—H7 | 118.2 |
| O5—Nd1—N1 | 76.1 (2) | N10—C8—C9 | 122.1 (11) |
| O3iii—Nd1—N1 | 130.2 (3) | N10—C8—H8 | 118.9 |
| O4iv—Nd1—N1 | 67.3 (3) | C9—C8—H8 | 118.9 |
| O7v—Nd1—N1 | 142.1 (3) | N11—C9—C8 | 121.1 (11) |
| O8—Nd1—N1 | 115.7 (3) | N11—C9—H9 | 119.5 |
| N11iv—Nd1—N1 | 119.8 (3) | C8—C9—H9 | 119.5 |
| C5—O1—Nd1 | 130.6 (6) | O4—C10—O3 | 126.2 (11) |
| H1W—O1W—H2W | 111.8 | O4—C10—C6 | 117.0 (10) |
| N2—C2—C1 | 121.5 (10) | O3—C10—C6 | 116.8 (10) |
| Symmetry codes: (i) x, y, z+1; (ii) −x+1, −y+2, −z; (iii) x−1, y, z; (iv) x−1, −y+3/2, z−1/2; (v) −x+1, −y+2, −z+1; (vi) x, y, z−1; (vii) x+1, y, z; (viii) x+1, −y+3/2, z+1/2. |
| D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
| O1W—H1W···O4iv | 0.84 | 2.31 | 2.975 (13) | 137 |
| C3—H3···O1vi | 0.93 | 2.34 | 3.221 (12) | 158 |
| C3—H3···O8vi | 0.93 | 2.49 | 3.150 (13) | 128 |
| C4—H4···O5 | 0.93 | 2.54 | 3.170 (13) | 125 |
| C9—H9···O2ix | 0.93 | 2.47 | 3.270 (15) | 145 |
| C9—H9···O7x | 0.93 | 2.35 | 2.971 (15) | 124 |
| Symmetry codes: (iv) x−1, −y+3/2, z−1/2; (vi) x, y, z−1; (ix) x, −y+3/2, z+1/2; (x) −x+2, y−1/2, −z+3/2. |
| D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
| O1W—H1W···O4i | 0.84 | 2.31 | 2.975 (13) | 137 |
| C3—H3···O1ii | 0.93 | 2.34 | 3.221 (12) | 158 |
| C3—H3···O8ii | 0.93 | 2.49 | 3.150 (13) | 128 |
| C4—H4···O5 | 0.93 | 2.54 | 3.170 (13) | 125 |
| C9—H9···O2iii | 0.93 | 2.47 | 3.270 (15) | 145 |
| C9—H9···O7iv | 0.93 | 2.35 | 2.971 (15) | 124 |
| Symmetry codes: (i) x−1, −y+3/2, z−1/2; (ii) x, y, z−1; (iii) x, −y+3/2, z+1/2; (iv) −x+2, y−1/2, −z+3/2. |
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In recent years, much research work has been focused on the design and synthesis of new potentially multifunctional heterometallic materials with useful structural properties, such as porosity, gas storage abilities and ion exchange capabilities (Barbour, 2006; Kepert, 2006; Kong et al., 2008; Zhang et al., 2005; Gheorghe et al., 2002). Pyrazine-2-carboxylate (2-pzc) is such a potential multidentate ligand, which can be used to generate high-dimensional heterometallic frameworks (Ciurtin et al., 2002; Dong et al., 2000). On the basis of above considerations, we chose pyrazine-2-carboxylic acid, mixed 4d-4f metal ions and nitric acid as our building blocks. A new three-dimensional 4d-4f coordination framework resulted from the hydrothermal treatment of Nd2O3, AgNO3, oxalic acid, pyrazine-2-carboxylic acid and nitric acid in water.
As depicted in Fig. 1, the asymmetric unit of the title compound contains one neodymium(III) atom, one silver(I) atom, two crystallogaphically independent 2-pzc ligands, two halves of oxalate anions and one lattice water molecule. The neodymium(III) atom is nine-coordinated in a distorted monocapped square-antiprismatic geometry by two O and two N atoms of two N,O-bidentate pyrazine-2-carboxylate (2-pzc) ligands, four O atoms of two bidentate oxalate ligands, and one O atom of a monodentate carboxylate group of a 2-pzc ligand. Each silver(I) ion can be described as having a distorted tetrahedral coordination geometry provided by two N atoms from two monodentate 2-pzc ligands, one O atom from one monodentate oxalate ligand and one O atom of a bridging carboxylate group of a 2-pzc ligand. In the crystal structure, zigzag Nd–oxalate chains are formed via the oxalate ligands, with Nd···Nd separations of 6.290 (2) Å and 6.435 (3) Å. The interconnection of the Nd–oxalate chains and Ag(2-pyz)2 units result in the formation of a three-dimensional polymeric structure. Intermolecular O—H···O and C—H···O hydrogen bonds involving the non-coordinated water molecules are observed in the crystal structure (Table 1, Fig. 2).