Plumbane

Plumbane is an inorganic chemical compound with the chemical formula PbH4. It is a colorless gas. It is a metal hydride and group 14 hydride composed of lead and hydrogen. Plumbane is not well characterized or well known, and it is thermodynamically unstable with respect to the loss of a hydrogen atom. Derivatives of plumbane include lead tetrafluoride, PbF4, and tetraethyllead, (CH3CH2)4Pb.

Plumbane

  Lead, Pb
  Hydrogen, H
Names
IUPAC name
Plumbane
Other names
lead tetrahydride, tetrahydridolead, lead(IV) hydride, hydrogen plumbide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/Pb.4H Y
    Key: XRCKXJLUPOKIPF-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
  • InChI=1/Pb.4H/rH4Pb/h1H4
    Key: XRCKXJLUPOKIPF-BJORFFIVAF
  • [Pb]
Properties
PbH4
Molar mass 211.23 g/mol
Appearance Colorless gas
Boiling point −13 °C (9 °F; 260 K)
Structure
Tetrahedral at the Pb atom
Related compounds
Related tetrahydride compounds
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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