Lead(IV) chloride

Lead(IV) chloride
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Lead tetrachloride contaminated with lead(II) chloride
Names
IUPAC name
Lead(IV) chloride
Systematic IUPAC name
Tetrachloroplumbane
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/4ClH.Pb/h4*1H;/q;;;;+4/p-4
    Key: PJYXVICYYHGLSW-UHFFFAOYSA-J
  • Cl[Pb](Cl)(Cl)Cl
Properties
PbCl4
Molar mass 349.012 g/mol[1]
Appearance yellow oily liquid[2]
Density 3.2 g⋅cm−3[1]
Melting point −15 °C (5 °F; 258 K)[1] stable below 0 °C (32 °F; 273 K)[2]
Boiling point 50 °C (122 °F; 323 K)[1] decomposes
Reacts
Solubility hydrochloric acid
Structure
4
tetrahedral[3]
Thermochemistry
-328.9 kJ/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Lead tetrachloride, also known as lead(IV) chloride, has the molecular formula PbCl4. It is a yellow, oily liquid which is stable below 0 °C, and decomposes at 50 °C.[2] It has a tetrahedral configuration, with lead as the central atom. The Pb–Cl covalent bonds have been measured to be 247 pm and the bond energy is 243 kJ⋅mol−1.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d "Lead compounds: Lead Tetrachloride". WebElements.com. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  2. ^ a b c Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. p. 381. ISBN 978-0-08-037941-8.
  3. ^ "The Chlorides of Carbon, Silicon and Lead". chemguide.co.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  4. ^ Emsley, John (2000). The Elements. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 114. ISBN 978-0-19-855819-4.