Description:
<jats:p>The title compound, {[Li(C<jats:sub>5</jats:sub>H<jats:sub>3</jats:sub>N<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>O<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>)(H<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>O)]·0.5H<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>O}<jats:sub><jats:italic>n</jats:italic></jats:sub>, comprises four symmetry-independent Li(C<jats:sub>5</jats:sub>H<jats:sub>3</jats:sub>N<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>O<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>)(H<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>O) units which form molecular ribbons running along the<jats:italic>c</jats:italic>-axis direction. Within each ribbon, the ligand molecule, acting in a μ<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>-mode, bridges two adjacent Li<jats:sup>+</jats:sup>cations using both of its<jats:italic>N</jats:italic>,<jats:italic>O</jats:italic>-bonding sites. The coordination environment of each of the four Li<jats:sup>+</jats:sup>cations can be described alternatively as either slightly distorted trigonal–bipyramidal or slightly distorted square–pyramidal. The ribbons are interconnected by a network of O—H...O hydrogen bonds.</jats:p>