5406. Lead Chromate(VI) Oxide

Nomenclature

CAS number: 18454-12-1
Chromic acid lead(2+) salt (1:2); basic lead chromate; red lead chromate; chrome red; chromium lead oxide; Persian red; Austrian cinnabar.
CrPb2O5; mol wt 546.39.
Cr 9.52%, Pb 75.84%, O 14.64%.
PBCrO4.PbO.

Description and references

See: Colour Index vol. 4, (3rd ed., 1971) p 4677.

Properties

Red powder. Insol in water.

Use

As pigment.