Acta Crystallographica Section E

Structure Reports Online

Volume 59, Part 1 (January 2003)

metal-organic compounds

Acta Cryst. (2003). E59, m11-m13 [ doi:10.1107/S1600536802022201 ]

Tetramethyllead(IV) at 150 K

H. Fleischer, S. Parsons and C. R. Pulham

Abstract: Tetramethyllead, [Pb(CH₃)₄], crystallizes in the cubic space group Pa $\overline 3$ , with the Pb atom and one C atom on a crystallographic threefold axis. The average Pb-C distance is 2.211 (11) Å. The crystal structure is isostructural with that of the Sn analogue, and adopts the SnI₄-type structure.