By the hydrothermal reaction of lead (II) acetate with 2-benzonylbenzoic ac
id, colourless crystals of a hexanuclear lead carboxylate with bridging oxi
de ligands was obtained. The structure of the molecule could be described a
s being like a tennis ball of lead atoms at the centre of a soccer ball of
carboxylate ligands. For clarity the carboxylate and oxide ligands have bee
n omitted.
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Crystal structures of other lead (II) carboxylates, which are polymeric, ha
ve been obtained.