Nomenclature
CAS number: 301-04-2
Acetic acid lead(2+) salt (2:1); neutral lead acetate; lead(II) acetate; plumbous acetate; normal lead acetate; sugar of lead; salt of Saturn.
C
4H
6O
4Pb; mol wt 325.29.
C 14.77%, H 1.86%, O 19.67%, Pb 63.70%.
Pb(CH
3COO)
2.
Description and references
Toxicity data: W. R. Bradley, W. G. Fredrick, Ind. Med. 10, Ind. Hyg. Sect. 2, 15 (1941). Review of safety
assessment in hair coloring: A. J. Cohen, F. J. C. Roe, Food Chem. Toxicol. 29, 485-507
(1991); of toxicology and human exposure: Toxicological Profile for Lead (PB99-166704, 1999) 640
pp.
Properties
White or colorless crystals or flakes. d 3.12.Derivative
Trihydrate.
Nomenclature
CAS number: 6080-56-4
C
4H
6O
4Pb.3H
2O; mol wt 379.33.
C 12.67%, H 3.19%, O 29.52%, Pb 54.62%.
Properties
Colorless crystals or white granules or powder;
slight acetic odor; slowly effloresces. Poisonous. Takes up CO2 from air and becomes incompletely sol.
d 2.55. mp 75° when rapidly heated; at a
little above 100° it begins to lose acetic acid; dec completely above
200°. One gram dissolves in 1.6 ml water, 0.5 ml boiling water, 30
ml alcohol; freely sol in glycerol. Aq solns of lead acetate dissolve
lead monoxide. pH of 5% aq soln at 25° = 5.5-6.5. Keep well closed. LD50 i.p. in rats: 15 mg Pb/100g (Bradley, Fredrick).Caution
This substance is reasonably anticipated
to be a human carcinogen: Report on Carcinogens,
Eleventh Edition (PB2005-104914, 2004) p III-158.Use
Mordant in cotton dyes; lead coating for metals;
drier in paints, varnishes and pigment inks; colorant in hair dyes.
Weighting silks; manuf lead salts, chrome-yellow; as analytical reagent
for detection of sulfide, determination of CrO
3, MoO
3.
Therapeutic Category
Astringent.
Therapeutic Category (Veterinary)
Astringent and sedative (usually in lotions)
for bruises and superficial inflammation. Has been used internally
in diarrheas.
Keywords
Astringent