Lead tetraacetate

Lead(IV) acetate
Names

IUPAC name Lead(IV) acetate
Other names Lead tetraacetate
Identifiers
CAS Number	546-67-8^Y
3D model (Jmol)	Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:77245^N
ECHA InfoCard	100.008.099
PubChem CID	11025
InChI InChI=1S/4C2H4O2.Pb/c41-2(3)4;/h41H3,(H,3,4);/q;;;;+4/p-4^N Key: JEHCHYAKAXDFKV-UHFFFAOYSA-J^N
SMILES CC(=O)O[Pb](OC(C)=O)(OC(C)=O)OC(C)=O
Properties
Chemical formula	Pb(C₂H₃O₂)₄
Molar mass	443.376 g/mol
Appearance	colorless or pink crystals
Odor	vinegar
Density	2.228 g/cm³ (17 °C)
Melting point	175 °C (347 °F; 448 K)
Boiling point	decomposes
Solubility in water	reacts with water
Solubility	reacts with ethanol soluble in chloroform, benzene, nitrobenzene, hot acetic acid, HCl, tetrachloroethane
Hazards
Main hazards	Toxic
NFPA 704	0 3 0
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Lead(IV) acetate or lead tetraacetate is a chemical compound with chemical formula Pb(C₂H₃O₂)₄ and is a lead salt of acetic acid. It is commercially available often stabilized with acetic acid.

In the solid state the lead atoms are surrounded by four acetate ions which are bidentate, each coordinating via two oxygen atoms. The lead atom is 8 coordinate and the O atoms form a flattened trigonal dodecahedron.

It can be prepared by reaction of red lead with acetic acid. The other main lead acetate is lead(II) acetate.

Lead tetraacetate is a strong oxidizing agent, a source of acetyloxy groups and a general reagent for the introduction of lead into organolead compounds. Some of its many uses in organic chemistry:

Lead(IV) acetate may be fatal if ingested, inhaled, or absorbed through skin. It causes irritation to skin, eyes, and respiratory tract. It is a neurotoxin. It affects the gum tissue, central nervous system, kidneys, blood, and reproductive system. Its oxidising nature can indirectly lead to many diseases, even cancer, by free radical mechanism.

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