Lead(II) acetate

Lead(II) acetate, also known as lead acetate, lead diacetate, plumbous acetate, sugar of lead, lead sugar, salt of Saturn, or Goulard's powder, is a white crystalline chemical compound with a slightly sweet taste. Its chemical formula is usually expressed as Pb(CH3COO)2 or Pb(OAc)2, where Ac represents the acetyl group. Like many other lead compounds, it causes lead poisoning. Lead acetate is soluble in water and glycerin. With water it forms the trihydrate, Pb(OAc)2·3H2O, a colourless or white efflorescent monoclinic crystalline substance.

Lead(II) acetate
Names
IUPAC name
Lead(II) acetate
Systematic IUPAC name
Lead(II) ethanoate
Other names
Plumbous acetate, Salt of Saturn, Sugar of Lead, Lead diacetate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.005.551
EC Number
  • 206-104-4
MeSH lead+acetate
PubChem CID
RTECS number
  • OF8050000
UNII
  • InChI=1S/2C2H4O2.Pb/c2*1-2(3)4;/h2*1H3,(H,3,4);/q;;+2/p-2 N
    Key: GUWSLQUAAYEZAF-UHFFFAOYSA-L N
SMILES
  • CC(=O)[O-].CC(=O)[O-].[Pb+2]
Properties
Pb(C2H3O2)2
Molar mass 325.29 g/mol (anhydrous)
379.33g/mol (trihydrate)
Appearance White powder or colourless, efflorescent crystals
Odor Slightly acetic
Density 3.25 g/cm3 (20 °C, anhydrous)
2.55 g/cm3 (trihydrate)
1.69 g/cm3 (decahydrate)
Melting point 280 °C (536 °F; 553 K) (anhydrous)
75 °C (167 °F; 348 K)
(trihydrate) decomposes at ≥ 200 °C
22 °C (72 °F; 295 K)
(decahydrate)
Boiling point Decomposes
Anhydrous:
19.8 g/100 mL (0 °C)
44.31 g/100 mL (20 °C)
69.5 g/100 mL (30 °C)
218.3 g/100 mL (50 °C)
Solubility Anhydrous and trihydrate are soluble in alcohol, glycerol
Solubility in methanol Anhydrous:
102.75 g/100 g (66.1 °C)
Trihydrate:
74.75 g/100 g (15 °C)
214.95 g/100 g (66.1 °C)
Solubility in glycerol Anhydrous:
20 g/100 g (15 °C)
Trihydrate:
143 g/100 g (20 °C)
Magnetic susceptibility (χ)
89.1·10−6 cm3/mol
Refractive index (nD)
1.567 (trihydrate)
Structure
Monoclinic (anhydrous, trihydrate)
Rhombic (decahydrate)
Thermochemistry
Std enthalpy of
formation fH298)
−960.9 kJ/mol (anhydrous)
−1848.6 kJ/mol (trihydrate)
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
Neurotoxic, probable human carcinogen
GHS labelling:
Danger
H360, H373, H410
P201, P273, P308+P313, P501
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
2
1
1
Flash point Non-flammable
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
LD50 (median dose)
400 mg/kg (mice, oral)
LCLo (lowest published)
300 mg/kg (dog, oral)
Related compounds
Other cations
Lead(IV) acetate
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

The substance is used as a reagent to make other lead compounds and as a fixative for some dyes. In low concentrations, it formerly served as the principal active ingredient in progressive types of hair colouring dyes. Lead(II) acetate is also used as a mordant in textile printing and dyeing, and as a drier in paints and varnishes. It was historically used as a sweetener and preservative in wines and in other foods and for cosmetics.

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