Sonochemical synthesis of a novel nano-scale lead(II) organic–inorganic hybrid

Nanometer-sized particles of metal coordination polymers are fascinating to explore, since their unique properties are controlled by the large number of surface molecules, which experience an entirely different environment than those in a bulk crystal. Controlling the growth of materials at the submicrometer scale is of central importance in the emerging field of nanotechnology [1-3]. As a continuation of the previous studies [4,5], in this work we extend our experimental and theoretical studies to investigate the interactions of this universal bridging ligand (azide anion) with lead(II) ions in the presence of aromatic amines and describe a simple synthetic sonochemical preparation of nano-structures of this coordination polymer.