A Novel Lead- bis (4-Chloro-2-Methylphenoxy)- Acetate Polymeric Complex

The bis (4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy)acetato lead (II) monohydrate infinite polymer was synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis and infrared spectroscopy. The crystal and molecular structure has been determined and the bond valences were computed. Molecules of the monomer, each occupying an asymmetric unit, are connected by the inversion center and a polymer chain is created by Pb(2O)Pb rings in spiro arrangement. The lead atom is seven coordinate by four oxygen atoms from two chelating carboxyl groups, one water molecule, and two oxygen atoms provided by symmetry generated carboxyl groups. Each carboxyl group acts as a bidentate ligand toward one metal atom and as a monodentate ligand with respect to a second. The lead-oxygen distances are spread over a wide range of values. One molecule of (4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy)acetate in the monomer is close to planarity, and the second is bent. All 4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy groups are almost parallel. The polymer infinite chains are assembled by weak hydrogen bonds to a layered structure.

Keywords:

• Inorganic Polymer
• Seven-coordinate Lead (II)
• Bond Valence