Molecular fabric structure formed by the 1D coordination polymer, [Pb(bpe)(O2CCH3)(O2CCF3)]

Crystallization of trans-1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethylene (bpe) with Pb-11 acetate in the presence of CF3COOH yielded [Pb(bpe)(O2CCH3)(O2CCF3]n, and the solid-state structure contains spiral 1D coordination polymers entangled in a warp and weft interwoven structure. The absence of any weak interactions between the tangled strands in the 2D sheets make this a true molecular fabric structure.