Synthesis and structural characterization of a novel lead dinuclear complex: [Pb(L)(I)(sba)0.5]2

A new two-dimensional (2D) metal–organic complex, [Pb(L)(I)(sba) ( , L = 2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-1 -imidazo[4,5- ][1,10]phenanthroline, H sba = suberic acid), was synthesized under hydrothermal conditions. The single-crystal X-ray analysis indicates that the asymmetric unit of complex has a distorted [:PbIN ] octahedral geometry. It is further extended by two π–π stacking interactions and N–H⋯O hydrogen bonding to form and stabilize 2D supramolecular layer.