Investigations of a Diol‐based Sol‐Gel Process for the Preparation of Lead Titanate Materials

Abstract
Lead titanate sols were prepared by a sol‐gel method from lead acetate trihydrate, Pb(OOCCH3)23H2O, and titanium di‐isopropoxide bis‐acetylacetonate, Ti (OC3H7)2‐ (CH3COCHCOCH3)2, in 1,3‐propanediol, HO(CH2)3OH, as solvent. IR analysis and NMR spectroscopic techniques were used to study the reaction mechanisms and to identify possible polymer structures developed during synthesis of the solutions.