Category
3D Printing Materials; Phosphors - Phosphor Materials
Synonyms
parisred;Lead oxide,red,Lead(II,IV) oxide;Pb3-O4;MINIUM;RED LEAD
Description
Lead(II,IV) oxide, also called minium, red lead or triplumbic tetroxide, is a bright red or orange crystalline or amorphous pigment. Chemically, red lead is Pb3O4, or 2 PbO·PbO2. Pb3O4,is [2PbO].[PbO2] or Lead(II,IV) oxide. It is used in the manufacture of batteries, lead glass and rust-proof primer paints.
IUPAC Name
1,3,5,7-tetraoxa-2ж╦2,4,6ж╦2-triplumbaspiro[3.3]heptane
Canonical SMILES
O1[Pb]O[Pb]12O[Pb]O2
InChI Key
XMFOQHDPRMAJNU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Boiling Point
Decomposes between 500 and 530 °C
Solubility
Insoluble in water;Insoluble in alcohol; soluble in excess glacial acetic acid, in hot hydrochloric acid with evolution of chlorine, in dilute nitric acid in presence of hydrogen peroxide;Partly soluble in acids;Solubility in water: none
Color/Form
Bright-red, heavy powder
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count
1
MeSH Entry Terms
azarcon;lead tetraoxide;lead tetroxide;red lead oxide
Monoisotopic Mass
687.90961g/mol
Other Experimental
Decomposes at approximately 500 °C with evolution of oxygen;Density reported variously 8.32 to 9.16;Heat capacity: 155 J/mol-K at 27 °C
Stability
Stable. May react vigorously with reducing agents.
Vapor Pressure
10 mm Hg ( 0 °C)