Crystal structure of poly[μ2-aqua-aqua-(μ2-4-nitro-2,5,6-trioxo-1,2,5,6-tetra-hydro-pyridin-3-olato)hemi-μ4-oxalato-barium(II)].

In the title coordination polymer, [Ba(C5HN2O6)(C2O4)0.5(H2O)2] n , the tenfold coordination of the Ba centre consists of four O atoms from the two 4-nitro-2,5,6-trioxo-1,2,5,6-tetra-hydro-pyridin-3-olate (L) anions, three O atoms of two oxalate anions and three water mol-ecules. The Ba-O bond lengths fall in the range 2.