Diaquabis(l-lactato)magnesium

In the title compound, [Mg(C3H4O3)2(H2O)2], the Mg2+ cation is six-coordinated by four O atoms from two lactate anions and two aqua ligands, completing an MgO6 distorted octahedral geometry. The complex molecules are bridged by O—H...O hydrogen-bonding interactions into helical chains...

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Main Authors: Hong-lin Zhu, Ling Jin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Union of Crystallography 2012-07-01
Series:Acta Crystallographica Section E
Online Access:http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S1600536812028723