lead(II,IV) oxide
Also known as minium, lead tetroxide, lead tetraoxide, triplumbic tetroxide, red lead
chemical compound
Chemical data
- Formula
- O4Pb3
- Molecular weight
- 690 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 1,3,5,7-tetraoxa-2lambda2,4,6lambda2-triplumbaspiro[3.3]heptane
- SMILES
- O1[Pb]O[Pb]12O[Pb]O2
- InChIKey
- XMFOQHDPRMAJNU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- Polar surface area
- 36.9 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 4
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Red lead.jpg
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Lead(II,IV) oxide, also called red lead, lead tetroxide, or minium, is the inorganic compound with the formula Pb3O4. A bright red or orange solid, it is used as pigment, in the manufacture of batteries, and rustproof primer paints. It is an example of a mixed valence compound, being composed of both Pb(II) and Pb(IV) in the ratio of two to one.
Structure