The coordination polyhedron around Pb in the title compound, [PbBr(C6H
5)(2)(C7H7)], is a slightly distorted trigonal bipyramid, the trigonal
plane being formed by the C(Pb) atoms of the three organic ligands. T
he axial positions are occupied by Br atoms [Pb(1)-Br(1) 2.985 (2), Pb
(1)-Br(1a) 2.885 (2) Angstrom], each Br atom bridging neighbouring mol
ecules to form infinite Br(1a)-Pb(1)-Br(1)-Pb(1b) chains [Br(1a)-Pb(1)
-Br(1) 173.610 (15), Pb(1)-Br(1)-Pb(1b) 122.73 (5)degrees], i.e. caten
a-poly-[(benzyldiphenyllead)-mu-bromo].