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R factor = 0.040; wR factor = 0.107; data-to-parameter ratio = 12.4. The molecule of the title compound, [Pb2(C9H5ClNO)2-(C2H3O2)2], lies about a center of inversion. The Pb II atom is chelated by acetate and substituted quinolin-8-olate anions; the O atoms of the quinolin-8-olates also bridge to confer a five-coordinate status to each metal center. The geometry approximates a distorted-fac octahedron in which one of the sites is occupied by a stereochemically active lone pair. Related literature The structural chemistry of lead(II) 8-hydroxyquinolinates has been reviewed, including bis(-acetato)diacetatotetrakis(-quinolin-8-olato)tetralead dihydrate (Shahverdizadeh et al.