The structure of lead stabilizers. I: Basic lead carboxylates

Infrared and nuclear magnetic resonance spectra of basic lead carboxylates used as heat stabilizers for halogenated polymers indicate that these salts are not complexes or double compounds of lead oxide, as suggested in most textbooks, but rather unique compounds of interesting structure. Lead stabilizers probably function in these polymers by converting hydrogen chloride to water, interfering with acid catalysis of the elimination reaction.