PbCl2 is Cotunnite structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. Pb(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Cl(1) and four equivalent Cl(2) atoms. There are two inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded to four equivalent Pb(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing ClPb4 tetrahedra. In the second Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three equivalent Pb(1) atoms.
PbCl2 is Cotunnite structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. Pb(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Cl(1) and four equivalent Cl(2) atoms. There is one shorter (2.83 Å) and two longer (3.06 Å) Pb(1)-Cl(1) bond lengths. There are a spread of Pb(1)-Cl(2) bond distances ranging from 2.90-3.13 Å. There are two inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded to four equivalent Pb(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing ClPb4 tetrahedra. In the second Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three equivalent Pb(1) atoms.