Catena-Poly[[(1,10-Phenanthroline)Lead(Ii)]Bis(Mu-5-Chloro-2-Hydroxybenz Oato)]

In the title polymer, [Pb(C(7)H(4)ClO(3))(2)(C(12)H(8)N(2))] (n) , the Pb(II) ion displays a distorted pseudo-octahedral coordination geometry. The metal center is coordinated by six O atoms from four 5-chlorosalicylate ligands and two N atoms from a chelating phenanthroline ligand. The polymeric structure is built up from bridging carboxylate O atoms, forming chains along [100]. The crystal structure is stabilized by pi-pi interactions between the 1,10-phenanthroline and 5-chlorosalicylate ligands, the shortest centroid-centroid separation between neighbouring aromatic rings being 3.652 (1) A.