Hydrate lead acetate → Lead diacetate

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Reaction Steps

The hydrate lead acetate is dissolved in butoxyethanol (BuEtOH) (1) at 60° C. The resulting solution is kept at this temperature for two hours, and is cooled down slowly (2) to thereby form a precipitate of dehydrated lead acetate. The precipitation yield can be promoted by further cooling down the vessel containing said solution in an ice bath.

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