catena-Poly[[[bis­(4-ethyl­benzoato-κ(2) O,O′)lead(II)]-μ-nicotinamide-κ(2) N (1):O] monohydrate]

In the crystal structure of the polymeric title compound, {[Pb(C(9)H(9)O(2))(2)(C(6)H(6)N(2)O)]·H(2)O}(n), the six-coordinate Pb(II) ion is chelated by two 4-ethyl­benzoate (PEB) anions and is bridged by two nicotinamide (NA) ligands, forming a polymeric chain running along the b axis. The carboxyl­ate groups of the PEB ions are twisted away from the attached benzene rings by 4.0 (6) and 13.3 (5)°. The two benzene rings of the PEB ions bonded to the same metal ion are oriented at a dihedral angle of 87.4 (3)°. In the polymeric chain, the NA ligand is linked to one of the carboxyl­ate groups via N—H⋯O hydrogen bonding. In the crystal, adjacent polymeric chains inter­act via N—H⋯O and weak C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds; and the lattice water mol­ecule links with the polymeric chains via N—H⋯O and O—H⋯O hydrogen bonding. π–π stacking between the benzene and the pyridine rings [centroid–centroid distance = 3.805 (5) Å] and weak C—H⋯π inter­actions are also observed in the crystal structure.