Preparation and Crystal Structure of PbRe2O6. An Example of the Re2O10 Unit with No Metal-Metal Bonding

Single crystals of PbRe₂O₆ were obtained from a stoichiometric mixture of PbO and ReO₃ at 500°C. The structure was determined by Patterson methods from X-ray four-circle diffractometer data using 2 270 (392 unique) reflections; R_W(F) = 0.036. PbRe₂O₆ crystallizes in the trigonal space group R3m with a = 10.359(6) Å, c = 11.092(6) Å and Z = 9. The compound is isotypic with the trigonal modification of PbNb₂O₆ and contains an Re₂O₁₀ unit. Unlike other compounds containing this species, there is no metal-metal bonding.