Diethyl lead dinitrate
The reaction, at 0 °C, between tetra-ethyl lead and dinitrogen tetroxide in both nitromethane and diethyl ether as solvents has been studied. The product in both solvents is always diethyl lead dinitrate, the properties of which have been investigated and compared with both dimethyl tin dinitrate and triethyl lead nitrate. The infrared spectrum is consistent with covalent unidentate nitrate groups, while molecular weight and conductivity measurements indicate that the compound behaves essentially as a 1:2 electrolyte in water and dimethyl sulfoxide. Decomposition of diethyl lead dinitrate in solution and in the solid state is discussed with the aid of ultraviolet spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis.