ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Optical Properties of a New Lead Barium Borate, PbBa2(B3O6)2.

Abstract The title compound is prepared by solid state reaction of a stoichiometric mixture of PbO, Ba(NO 3 ) 2 , and H 3 BO 3 (400 °C for 10 h and 655 °C for 48 h).