Diaqua­(nitrato-κ(2) O,O′)bis­(l-phenyl­alaninato-κ(2) O,O′)lead(II) nitrate

In the title complex, [Pb(C(9)H(11)NO(2))(2)(NO(3))(H(2)O)(2)]NO(3), the cation is a monomeric species including zwitterionic amino­acids. In both zwitterions, rotation of the NH(3) (+) groups about their C—N bonds is blocked by inter­molecular N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. Assuming a limit for Pb—O bond lengths of 3 Å, the Pb(II) ion is coordinated by eight O atoms. Each phenyl­alaninate ligand coordinates asymmetrically, with one short and one long Pb—O bond. Coordinated water mol­ecules are also found at significantly different distances, while the bidentate nitrate ion coordinates symmetrically. The resulting [Pb(II)O(8)] core is hemi-directed, with a void placed almost trans to a carboxyl­ate group. However, the 6s (2) lone pair of the metal center can not be considered as stereochemically active, as a non-coordinating O atom of a nitrate belonging to a symmetry-related cation is placed in the empty hemisphere, with a short Pb⋯O separation of 3.035 (10) Å.