A perovskite lead zirconate titanate was synthesized by the sol-gel process, using lead glycolate, sodium tris(glycozirconate) and titanium glycolate as the starting precursors. • C; it transformed to the tetragonal and the cubic forms of the perovskite phase on calcination above the Curie temperature, as verified by X-ray data. The lead zirconate titanate synthesized and calcined at 400• C for 1 h had the highest dielectric constant, the highest electrical conductivity and the dielectric loss tangent of 10 190, 0.803 × 10 −3 ( .m) −1 and 1.513 at 1000 Hz, respectively. The lead zirconate titanate powder synthesized has potential applications as an electronic material.