The extraction of Pb(II) from chloride solutions by trilaurylammonium chloride (TLAHC1) dissolved in toluene has been studied by metal distribution measurements. The work has been performed at three different aqueous chloride concentrations (1.0, 2.0 and 3.0 mol.dm−3NaCl). The treatment of the experimental data at each chloride concentration agrees with the stoichiometry of the extracted metal species in the organic phase while the values of their equilibrium constants are different for the various chloride concentrations. The extraction process is explained by the following extraction reactions