catena-Poly[[(benzoato-κ2O,O′)(2,2′-bipyridine-κ2N,N′)lead(II)]-μ3-nitrato-κ4O:O,O′:O′′]

In the title coordination polymer, [Pb(C7H5O2)(NO3)(C10H8N2)]n, the PbII ion is eight-coordinated by two N atoms from one 2,2′-bipyridine ligand, two O atoms from one benzoate anion and four O atoms from three nitrate groups (one chelating, two bridging) in a distorted dodecahedral geometry. Adjacent PbII ions are linked by bridging nitrate O atoms through the central Pb2O2 and Pb2O4N2 cores, resulting in an infinite chain structure along the b axis. The crystal structure is stabilized by π–π stacking interactions between 2,2′-bipyridine and benzoate ligands belonging to neighboring chains, with shortest centroid–centroid distances of 3.685 (8) and 3.564 (8) Å.