Lead(II) oxalate

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Lead(II) oxalate
Lead(II) oxalate.svg
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 212-413-5
PubChem CID
UNII
UN number 2291
  • InChI=1S/C2H2O4.Pb/c3-1(4)2(5)6;/h(H,3,4)(H,5,6);/q;+2/p-2
  • C(=O)(C(=O)[O-])[O-].[Pb+2]
Properties
PbC2O4
Molar mass 295.219
AppearanceWhite Powder
Density 5.28 g/cm3
Melting point 327.4 °C (621.3 °F; 600.5 K)
Boiling point 1,740 °C (3,160 °F; 2,010 K)
0.0091 g/100 ml (25 °C)
Thermochemistry
Std molar
entropy
(S298)
146.0216 J [1]
-851.444 kJ/mol
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
Nephrotoxin, Reproductive Toxin, Neurotoxin, IARC Carcinogen, Birth Defects, Highly Toxic
GHS labelling:
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Danger
H302, H332, H360, H373, H410
P201, P202, P260, P261, P264, P270, P271, P273, P281, P301+P312, P304+P312, P304+P340, P308+P313, P312, P314, P330, P391, P405, P501
NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)
0.05 mg/m3, as Pb
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Lead(II) oxalate is an organic compound with the formula PbC2O4. It is naturally found as a heavy white solid. [2]

Contents

Preparation

This compound is commercially available. It may be prepared by the metathesis reaction between lead(II) nitrate and sodium oxalate: [3]

Pb2+(aq) + C2O42 → PbC2O4 (s)

A dihydrate may be formed with water solutions. But the dihydrate dehydrates in air: [4]

(PbC2O4•2H2O (s) → (PbC2O4 (s) + 2H2O (g)


The trihydrate (PbC2O4•3H2O) can be made by reacting a solution of lead(II) carbonate in perchloric acid with oxalylhydroxamic acid. [5]

Properties

As well as an anhydrous form, a monohydrate (PbC2O4•H2O), [5] a dihydrate (PbC2O4•2H2O) and a trihydrate (PbC2O4•3H2O) are known. The dihydrate is from the orthorhombic crystal system, with space group Pnam (number 62), with unit cell dimensions: a = 9.053 Å b = 8.036 Å and c = 7.834 Å. The unit cell volume is 569.8 Å3 with four formula per cell, giving a density of 3.860 g/cm3 [4]

The trihydrate has triclinic crystals with space group P1 and unit cell dimensions and angles: a = 6.008 Å, b=6.671 Å, c=8.493 Å, α=74.70°, β=74.33°, and γ=80.98°. The unit cell volume is 314.41 Å3 with two formula per unit cell. Density is 3.69 g/cm3. [5]

Solubility

Lead(II) oxalate is insoluble in water. Its solubility is increased in presence of excess oxalate anions, due to the formation of the Pb(C2O4)22 complex ion. [6]

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References

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