The crystal structure of the title complex, [Pb3(C4H7O2)6(H2O)2]
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, was redetermined on basis of modern CCD-based single-crystal X-ray data at 120 K. The current study basically confirms the previous report [Fallon et al. (1997). Polyhedron, 16, 19–23] at 190 K, but with higher accuracy and precision. In particular, positional disorder of one of the 2-methylpropanoate anions over two sets of sites was resolved, showing a refined ratio of the disorder components of 0.535 (9):0.465 (9). The three independent cations in the structure have coordination numbers of [7 + 1], [6 + 1], and [5 + 3], with O atoms belonging either to carboxylate groups or water molecules. This arrangement leads to the formation of sheets parallel to (\overline{1}01), whereby the hydrophobic 2-methylpropanyl groups of the anions are oriented above and below the hydrophilic sheets to form a layered structure. Within a sheet, hydrogen bonds of the type Owater—H...O are formed, whereas the hydrophobic groups between adjacent layers interact through van der Waals forces.
Towards Perfect Optical Diffusers: Dielectric Huygens' Metasurfaces with Critical Positional Disorder
