Pyridine catalyses the ligand redistribution of o-methoxyphenyllead triacet
ate to di(o-methoxyphenyl)lead diacetate. Characterisation of these two lea
d (IV) compounds by single-crystal X-ray diffraction demonstrates a weak in
teraction between the lead atom and the methoxy oxygen atom leading to an 8
-coordinate lead atom. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.