In the title compound, tetrasodium mu-[3,6,9,12-tetrakis( carboxymethy
l)-3,6, 9,12-tetraazatetradecanedioato- 1 kappa(5)O(1),N-3, O-3,N-6,O-
6: 2 kappa(5)N(9), (ON12)-N-9,(OO14)-O-12]dilead dinitrate decahydrate
, Na-4[Pb-2(C18H24N4O12)](NO3)(2).-10H(2)O, the Pb2+ ions have highly
distorted bonding geometry, with a primary coordination number of five
and two secondary intermolecular contacts. The Pb-N bond distances ra
nge from 2.505(4) to 2.641(4) Angstrom, and the Pb-O bond distances ra
nge from 2.454(3) to 2.559 (3) Angstrom. The binuclear lead complexes
sit on inversion centers and are bridged to form polymeric structures.
The polymers are linked into sheets via N ... O contacts.