title: catena-Poly[[bis(pyridine)-lead(II)]bis(μ-penta-fluoro-benzene-thiol-ato)].
abstract: The title compound, [Pb(C(6)F(5)S)(2)(C(5)H(5)N)(2)](n), shows the Pb(II) atom in a ψ-trigonal bipyramidal S(2)N(2) bonding environment. Pyridine N atoms occupy axial sites, while thiol-ate S atoms and a stereochemically active lone pair occupy equatorial sites. Very long inter-molecular Pb⋯S inter-actions [3.618 (4) and 3.614 (4) Å] yield a weakly associated one-dimensional polymeric structure extending parallel to [010].
authors.forename: Sarah E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Appleton
authors.forename: Glen G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Briand
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Decken
authors.forename: Anita S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Smith