Two novel lead(II) complexes of 2-(hydroxymethyl)pyridine: a threefold diamondoid supramolecular network based on Pb4O4cores and a two-dimensional (4,4) network based on Pb2O2units
Reactions of 2-(hydroxymethyl)pyridine (Hhmp) with PbCl2and Pb(NO3)2at room temperature led to the formation of two novel compounds, namely tetrakis[μ3-(pyridin-2-yl)methanolato]-tetrahedro-tetrakis[chloridolead(II)], [Pb4(C6H6NO)4Cl4], (I), and poly[(μ2-nitrato)[μ2-(pyridin-2-yl)methanolato]lead(II)], [Pb(C6H6NO)(NO3)]n, (II). Compound (I) exhibits a tetranuclear Pb4O4cubane structure, which is connected through π–π stacking interactions between the pyridine groups of the (pyridin-2-yl)methanolate (hmp−) ligands and through C—H...Cl interactions to form an interesting threefold diamondoid network. Compound (II) possesses two-dimensional (4,4)-sql topology based on a Pb2O2unit, which is further extended into a three-dimensional supramolecular network through π–π stacking interactions between adjacent pyridine rings and through C—H...O interactions between the pyridine C atoms of the hmp−ligands and the nitrate anions.