A lvt-type framework material [Pb3Cl3(OH)(succinate)]n with helical sub-structures and incomplete cubane-like clusters

Presented here are the hydrothermal synthesis, single crystal XRD characterization and physical property of a polymeric lead(II) compound, [Pb3Cl3(OH)(succinate)]n (1). In the structure of , the succinate ligands bridge the trinuclear incomplete cubane-like Pb3O3Cl clusters to form a non-interpenetrating three-dimensional framework with lvt (4284) topology. Single helices with the same ratio of different orientation are found in this unusual network.