Thetitlecomplex,[La(baec)1/2(H2btec)1/2(H2O)]n(H4btec=1,2,4,5-benzenetetracarboxylicacid)(1)wassynthesizedbythehydrothermalreactionof1,2,4,5-benzenetetracarboxylicdianhydridewithLa(NO3)3·6H2OinH2O,andcrystallizesinthetriclinicsystem,spacegroupP-1withα=0.64403(3)nm,b=0.94500(4)nm,c=0.96380(5)nm,α=88.535(2)°,β=100.314(2)°,γ=76.6470(10)°,V=1.69968(10)nm^3,Z=2,andfinalR=0.0274,Rw=0.0735.In1,eachLa(Ⅲ）ioniscoordinatedbyeightoxygenatomsfromsixcarboxylategroupsandonecoordinatedwatermolecule.TwodifferentcoordinstionmodesofH4btecwerePresentinthestructure,oneofwhichcontainstwoprotonatedcarboxylategrougpstobalancethecharge.
