“…As part of ongoing investigations into various aspects of the Pinhey arylation, 1 we have prepared, by metathesis of lead(IV) tetraacetate with carboxylic acids, a wide range of lead(IV) tetracarboxylates. 2 Since the reactivity of the lead atom depends on the nature of these ligands, we are interested in the determination of the disposition of the ligands around the central lead atom.…”