Two lead compounds containing the aspartate ligand are described, with comp
ositions Pb(aspH)NO3 and Pb(asp). The crystal structure of the first shows
it is a three-dimensional polymer in which each lead atom is coordinated to
six oxygen atoms, five from carboxyl groups and one from a nitrate ion, Fo
r Pb(asp), spectroscopic data suggest the presence of Pb-NH2 interaction. (
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