A new polyglycol complex, catena-poly[[(3,6-dioxaoctane-1, 8-diol-kappa(4)O
) (nitrato-kappa(2)O,O')lead(II)] -mu-(nitrato-O,O':O',O ")], [Pb(NO3)(2)(C
6H15O4)](n), has been synthesized and structurally characterized by single-
crystal X-ray diffraction and IR spectroscopy. The Pb atom is coordinated b
y ten O atoms from the polyglycol and nitrate groups. The compound is polym
eric along the a axis, through bridging nitrate groups.