A Polarographic Study of the Monocarboxylato Complexes of Lead

The formation of monocarboxylato complexes of lead has been investigated by polarographic method in aqueous solutions containing excess of sodium formate, acetate, propionate, butyrate, n - valerate, iso-valerate, monochloracetate, and glycollate, respectively. The concentrations of monocarboxylate ions have been ranged from 0 to 3M. To avoid the hydrolysis of monocarboxylato complexes, the solutions contained a constant concentration (2 M) of the corresponding monocarboxylic acid, and, in the case of less soluble valeric acids, 200/o of free acid