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Lead(II) nitrate, Puratronic™, 99.999% (metals basis)
Description
Employed in industrial applications such as heat stabilization in nylon and polyesters, coatings of photothermographic paper, gold cyanidation and pyrotechnics. Finds application in supramolecular chemistry. Strong oxidizing agent, and an alternative to the Sommelet reaction for the oxidation of benzylic halides to aldehydes. Used in the preparation of isothiocyanates from dithiocarbamates. Scavenger of bromide in nucleophilic substitution reactions. Manufacture of dinitrogen tetroxide in indurtrial scale.
This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.
Specifications
Specifications
| Melting Point | 470°C (decomposition) |
| Color | White |
| Physical Form | Powder |
| Quantity | 250 g |
| Assay Percent Range | 99.999% (Metals basis) |
| Solubility Information | soluble in water. Insoluble in nitric acid. Sparingly soluble in methanol. |
| IUPAC Name | lead(2+);dinitrate |
| Formula Weight | 331.2 |
| Odor | Odorless |
| Sensitivity | Hygroscopic |
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