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The structures of all the complexes were determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction (SCXRD) except for RE = 4Gd, which was determined to be isomorphous with the 5Dy and 7Er complexes by X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD). All the complexes crystallise as one-dimensional polymers linked by bridging carboxylates. Complexes (1La\u20133Ce) have mononuclear repeating units with two coordinated waters and ten coordinate RE ions, 1La and 2Nd also have two waters of crystallization, but 3Ce has none. By contrast, complexes (4Gd\u20138Yb) have binuclear repeating units with a single coordinated water. Isomorphous 5Dy and 7Er have one nine coordinate and one eight coordinate metal ion, whilst isomorphous 6Y and 8Yb have two eight coordinate RE ions. In some cases, bulk powders have structures different from the corresponding single crystals. For example, bulk 1La is isomorphous with 3Ce owing to the loss of water of crystallization, and 8Yb exhibits coordination isomerism between single crystals and microcrystalline powder. Weight loss corrosion tests revealed that {[Dy2(4npa)6(H2O)]\u00b72H2O}n (5Dy) has the greatest inhibition efficiency (89%) of the complexes (1La\u20138Yb). The activities are comparable to those of the corresponding 4-hydroxyphenylacetates (4hpa) and far superior to those of 2-hydroxyphenylacetates (2hpa) and the unsubstituted phenylacetates. 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