Pb(CO)4 crystallizes in the tetragonal I4_1/amd space group. Pb(1) is bonded to eight equivalent O(1) atoms to form distorted edge-sharing PbO8 hexagonal bipyramids. There are two inequivalent C sites. In the first C site, C(2) is bonded in a linear geometry to one C(1) and one C(2) atom. In the second C site, C(1) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one C(2) and two equivalent O(1) atoms. O(1) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two equivalent Pb(1) and one C(1) atom.
Pb(CO)4 crystallizes in the tetragonal I4_1/amd space group. Pb(1) is bonded to eight equivalent O(1) atoms to form distorted edge-sharing PbO8 hexagonal bipyramids. There are four shorter (2.62 Å) and four longer (2.74 Å) Pb(1)-O(1) bond lengths. There are two inequivalent C sites. In the first C site, C(2) is bonded in a linear geometry to one C(1) and one C(2) atom. The C(2)-C(1) bond length is 1.45 Å. The C(2)-C(2) bond length is 1.22 Å. In the second C site, C(1) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one C(2) and two equivalent O(1) atoms. Both C(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 1.27 Å. O(1) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two equivalent Pb(1) and one C(1) atom.