Polysulfonylamine. CLII [1] Kristallstrukturen von Metall‐di(methansulfonyl)amiden. 6 [2] Drei Schichtstrukturen: Die isotypen binären Verbindungen M[(MeSO2)2N]2 (M = Sr,Pb) und das Ethanol‐Solvat Pb[(MeSO2)2N]2 · EtOH

Polysulfonylamines. CLII. Crystal Structures of Metal Di(methanesulfonyl) amides. 6. Three Layer Structures: The Isotypic Binary Compounds M(MeSO₂)₂N]₂ (M = Sr, Pb) and the Ethanol Solvate Pb(MeSO₂)₂N]₂ · EtOH Low‐temperature X‐ray crystal structures are reported for the layer compounds SrA₂ (monoclinic, space group P2₁/n, Z′ = 1), PbA₂ (isotypic and isostructural with SrA₂), and PbA₂·EtOH (triclinic, P1¯, Z′ = 1), where A^— denotes the anion obtained by deprotonation of the strong NH acid (MeSO₂)₂NH. The ternary compound appears to be the first crystallographically established ethanol solvate of a lead(II) complex. In the two‐dimensional coordination networks, the cations adopt either a distorted cubic or, in the solvate, an irregular (O₆N₂)‐octacoordination, the metal centres of the isotypic structures forming close contacts to two (O, N)‐chelating and four κ¹O‐bonding anions, whereas in the solvate one of the latter ligands is displaced by an EtOH molecule. In the isotypic structures, the Pb—O distances are systematically longer than the Sr—O distances and the Pb—N bonds shorter than the Sr—N bonds, which correlates with the softer character of Pb²⁺ as compared to Sr²⁺. The 6s lone pair on Pb²⁺ is stereochemically inactive in both lead compounds. Analogies and discrepancies between the layer architectures are discussed in detail, including an evaluation of short C—H···O contacts in terms of weak hydrogen bonding. Two complexes of composition PbA₂·2 L, where L is pyridine or 1, 10‐phenanthroline, have been synthesized and characterized by analytical methods.