Synthesis and crystal structures of two lead(II) complexes of 4,4,4-trifluoro-1-naphthyl-1,3-butanedione ligand,subtle interplay of weak intermolecular interactions

[Pb₂(tfnb)₄ (µ-CH₃OH)] _n (1) and [Pb₂(dmp)₂(tfnb)₄] (2) (tfnb and dmp are the abbreviations for 4,4,4-trifluoro-1-naphthyl-1,3-butanedionate and 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline) have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, ¹H NMR spectroscopy, and thermal analysis. The single-crystal structure of 1 shows that the complex forms two 1-D polymeric networks containing four types of Pb²⁺ with coordination numbers seven for Pb(1) and Pb(3), five for Pb(2), and six for Pb(4). The single-crystal structure of 2 shows that the complex forms a dinuclear complex with eight-coordinate Pb(II). The supramolecular features in this complex are guided by lone-pair activity and the control of weak directional intermolecular interactions and aromatic π–π stacking interactions.