Lead picrate

Lead picrate
Names
	IUPAC name lead(2+);2,4,6-trinitrophenolate
	Other names Lead dipicrate
Identifiers
CAS Number	25721-38-4;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ECHA InfoCard	100.210.303
PubChem CID	3045289;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID80215079 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/2C6H3N3O7.Pb/c210-6-4(8(13)14)1-3(7(11)12)2-5(6)9(15)16;/h21-2,10H;/q;;+2/p-2 Key: MHVVRZIRWITSIP-UHFFFAOYSA-L;
	SMILES C1=C(C=C(C(=C1[N+](=O)[O-])[O-])[N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-].C1=C(C=C(C(=C1[N+](=O)[O-])[O-])[N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-].[Pb+2];
Properties
Chemical formula	C12H4N6O14Pb
Molar mass	663.4 g·mol−1
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Lead picrate, Pb(C₆H₂(NO₂)₃O)₂, is an organic chemical compound from the group of picrates, salt of picric acid and lead with a +2 oxidation state. It is an initiating explosive, and thus highly sensitive.^[1]

For demonstration purposes, it can be most easily and safely prepared in situ. Picric acid is mixed with red lead (Pb₃O₄), and then heated. It is not recommended that more than 50 mg is ever made at any one time. At around 130–160 °C, as the picric acid melts, the mixture detonates violently.

References

^ Jai Prakash Agrawal (2015). High Energy Materials: Propellants, Explosives and Pyrotechnics. John Wiley & Sons.

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[1] Jai Prakash Agrawal (2015). High Energy Materials: Propellants, Explosives and Pyrotechnics. John Wiley & Sons.

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