TETRAETHYL LEAD

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS NO. 78-00-2

TETRAETHYL LEAD

EINECS NO. 201-075-4
FORMULA Pb(C2H5)4
MOL WT. 323.45

H.S. CODE

 

TOXICITY

Oral rat LD50:12300 ug/kg
SYNONYMS Tetraethyl plumbane; Lead tetraethyl; TEL;
Czteroetylek Olowiu (Polish); Piombo Tetra-etile (Italian); Tetraethylolovo (Czech); Tetraethylplumbane; Tetraethylplumbium;
SMILES  

CLASSIFICATION

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE

colorless to light yellow oily liquid with a sweet, musty odor

MELTING POINT

-136.8 C
BOILING POINT 84 - 85 C (Decomposes)
SPECIFIC GRAVITY 1.653

SOLUBILITY IN WATER

Insoluble
PH  
AUTOIGNITION

110 C

VISCOSITY (CPA)

 

VAPOR DENSITY  

REFRACTIVE INDEX

1.5198
NFPA RATINGS Health: 3; Flammability: 2; Reactivity: 3
FLASH POINT

77 C

STABILITY Decomposition may cause under sunlight and in a dilute water solution.

APPLICATIONS

Gasoline additive to prevent "knocking" in motors. Also used as an intermediate in the production of organo-mercury fungicides.

SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

Light yellow liquid

CONTENT

61.5% min
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE 17.8% max
ETHYLENE DICHLORIDE

18.8% max

ANTIOXIDANT

0.1% max (p-Oxydiphenyl Amine)

KEROSENE AND DYE 

1.75% max

TRANSPORTATION
PACKING 250kgs in Drum
HAZARD CLASS 6.1
UN NO. 1649
REMARKS

TEL decomposes on heating above 110 C and under influence of light to produce carbon monoxide, lead. It reacts violently with strong oxidants, acids, halogens and attacks rubber and some plastics and coatings.