无色结晶、白色颗粒或粉末，略带乙酸气味，具风化性，有毒，能吸收空气中二氧化碳后，逐渐变成不全溶的碱式碳酸盐，在100度时开始失去乙酸，200度以上完全分解，能溶于水和甘油，微溶于醇。
熔点：75 °C

HG/T　2630-94
项目Item　　                                                       分析纯　    化学纯
                                                                                  (AR)        (CP)
含量(C₄H₁₂O₇Pb)Assay,%                                ≥99.5 　    98.0
澄清度试验Clarity                                                  合格       合格
水不溶物Insoluble matter in water,%            ≤0.005      0.01
氯化物(Cl)Chloride,%                                       ≤0.0005     0.002
总氮量(N)Total nitrogen,%                              ≤0.001      0.002
钠(Na)Sodium,%                                               ≤0.005      0.02
钾(K)Potassium,%                                            ≤0.005      0.02
钙(Ca)Calcium,%                                              ≤0.005      0.02
铁(Fe)Iron,%                                                       ≤0.001      0.002
铜(Cu)Copper,%                                                ≤0.001      0.005