A new divalent Mg complex, hexaaquamagnesium(II) bis(6-oxo-1,6-dihydropyridine-3-carboxylate) ([Mg(H2O)6](C6H4NO3)2) (1), was synthesized by reacting Mg(NO3)2.6H2O with 6-hydroxypyridine-3-carboxylic acid (6-hpca) in the presence of aminoguanidine bicarbonate. Here, 1 was studied by elemental,...