Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Plumbocene is an organometallic compound of lead. It is a member of the class of metallocenes. It is soluble in benzene acetone ether and petroleum ether and insoluble in water. Plumbocene is stable in cold water.Plumbocene is not commercially available. It may be synthesized by the reaction of sodium cyclopentadienide with a lead(II) source such as lead(II) nitrate or lead(II) iodide.The decamethyl analog Cp*2Pb and the half-sandwich complexes Cp*PbBF4 and Cp*PbCl are known as well.
