Substance profile
Lead diacetate
Lead diacetate is white crystals with a slight acetic odor.
01 · Identification
What Lead diacetate is
Lead diacetate is white crystals with a slight acetic odor. It melts at 280 °C.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger. It is classed as carcinogens.
Other names for Lead diacetate
- lead di(acetate)
02 · GHS classification
Hazards and label elements
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
| Code | Hazard statement |
|---|---|
| H360Df | May damage the unborn child. Suspected of damaging fertility. |
| H373 | May cause damage to organs <or state all organs affected, if known> through prolonged or repeated exposure <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>. |
| H400 | Very toxic to aquatic life. |
| H410 | Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects. |
Precautionary statements: P260, P270, P273, P314, P391, P501
03 · Physical and chemical properties
Lead diacetate properties
Every value is shown with the conditions it was measured under and the source it came from. Where sources disagree, all values are listed rather than one being picked — the difference is usually a different form of the substance, not an error.
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boiling point | Decomposes | decomposes | HSDB |
| Melting point | 280 °C (536 °F) | HSDB | |
| Density | 3.25 g/cm³ | HSDB | |
| 3.3 g/cm³ | ICSC | ||
| 3.25 g/cm³ | at 25 °C | DOE PAC | |
| Solubility | INSOL IN ALC | LEAD ACETATE DIHYDRATE | HSDB |
| 44.3 g/100 cc of water at 20 °C | at 20 °C | HSDB | |
| Solubility in water, g/100ml at 20 °C: 44 | at 20 °C | ICSC | |
| Vapor pressure | 0.000722 mmHg | Haz-Map |
Values compiled from PubChem Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary. Temperatures converted to Fahrenheit for reference.
04 · Handling and storage
Storing and handling Lead diacetate
Storage conditions
Store in a cool, dry place and keep tightly covered and avoid contact with oxidizers, strong acids, chemically active metals. A regulated, marked area should be established where this chemical is handled, used, or stored ...
Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Incompatible materials
Reacts violently with strong oxidizers, bromates, strong acids, chemically active metals, phosphates, carbonates, phenols. Contact with strong acids forms acetic acid. Incompatible with strong bases, ammonia, amines, cresols, isocyanates, alkylene oxides, epichlorohydrin, sulfites, resorcinol, salicylic acid ...
Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
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