catena-Poly[[bis­(3-methyl­benzoato-κ(2) O,O′)lead(II)]-μ-4,4′-bipyridine-κ(2) N:N′]

In the title complex, [Pb(C(8)H(7)O(2))(2)(C(10)H(8)N(2))](n), the Pb(II) atom is located on a twofold rotation axis and is six-coordinated by four carboxyl­ate O atoms from two 3-methyl­benzoate ligands and two N atoms from two 4,4′-bipyridine (4,4′-bpy) ligands, displaying a hemi-directed coordination. The 4,4′-bpy ligand has an inversion center at the mid-point of the central C—C bond. The Pb(II) atoms are linked by bidentate bridging 4,4′-bpy into a chain along [101]. These chains are further connected into layers via C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds.