Crystal structure of [Pb(cis-anti-cis-dicyclohexyl-18-crown-6)(OH2)2][ClO4]2

[Pb(cis-anti-cis-dicyclohexyl-18-crown-6)(OH₂)₂][ClO₄]₂ was crystallized using a slightly modified literature method for the separation of dicyclohexyl-18-crown-6 isomers. It crystallizes in the monoclinic space groupP2₁/n witha=8.415(5),b=20.993(9),c=8.973(5) Å, β=111.56(6)^o, andD _calc=1.84 g/cm³ for Z=2. The Pb²⁺ ion resides on a crystallographic center of inversion and is coordinated to the six crown ether donors and two axial water molecules in a hexagonal bipyramidal geometry. The Pb-O(etheric) distances range from 2.694(4) to 2.743(4) Å while the Pb?OH₂ distance is 2.522(6) Å.