5419. Lead Subacetate

Nomenclature

CAS number: 1335-32-6
Bis(acetato-κO)tetrahydroxytrilead; lead monosubacetate; monobasic lead acetate.
C4H10O8Pb3; mol wt 807.72.
C 5.95%, H 1.25%, O 15.85%, Pb 76.96%.
Pb(C2H3O2)2.2Pb(OH)2.

Properties

White, heavy powder. Poisonous. Sol in 16 parts cold, 4 parts boiling water with alkaline reaction. On exposure to air absorbs CO2 and becomes incompletely sol. Keep well closed.

Use

In sugar analysis to remove coloring matters, etc., from solns before polarizing; for clarifying and decolorizing other solns of organic substances.