The reactions of hexaphenyldilead with bifunctional tridentate Schiff bases in 1:2 molar ratio have been studied in the medium of anhydrous benzene. Complexes of the type R₃Pb-SBH (where R= -C₆H₅) have been synthesized. All the reactions were found to be quite facile and lead-lead bond was found to be cleaved in preference to the lead-carbon bond. The resulting derivatives were isolated in the form of yellow solids. They were quite stable in air and not easily attacked by the moisture. They are soluble in DMF and DMSO only.

In these complexes, the lead atom attains a coordination number of six and have octahedral structures.