Keywords: Lead / Chelates / Supramolecular chemistry / Lone electron pairsThe interaction of 3-(4-X-phenyl)-2-sulfanylpropenoic acids [H 2 (X-pspa); X = -F, -Cl, -Br, -I, -OCH 3 , -OCF 3 , -OH] with lead(II) acetate in an alcoholic medium was explored in the search for new chelating agents for the Pb 2+ ion. The direct reactions afforded [Pb(X-pspa)] complexes in yields of 67 (X = -Br) to 95% (X = -OCH 3 ). When the Pb II /H 2 (X-pspa) reaction was performed in the presence of diisopropylamine (Q), the derivatives [HQ] 2 [Pb(X-pspa) 2 ] (X = Cl, Br) were obtained. All of the complexes were characterized by spectro-