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L6883

Lithium acetate dihydrate

reagent grade

Synonym(s):

Acetic acid lithium salt

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Linear Formula:
CH3COOLi · 2H2O
CAS Number:
6108-17-4
Molecular Weight:
102.02
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
NACRES:
NA.55
PubChem Substance ID:
329817645
EC Number:
208-914-3
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3564320
MDL number:
MFCD00066949
Grade:
reagent grade
Form:
solid
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grade

reagent grade

Quality Segment

form

solid

composition

Lithium acetate, ≥63%

pH

≤9.5 (5% in solution)

mp

53-56 °C (lit.)

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤0.003%, sulfate (SO42-): ≤100 ppm

cation traces

Fe: ≤20 ppm, Na: ≤50 ppm

SMILES string

[Li+].[H]O[H].[H]O[H].CC([O-])=O

InChI

1S/C2H4O2.Li.2H2O/c1-2(3)4;;;/h1H3,(H,3,4);;2*1H2/q;+1;;/p-1

InChI key

IAQLJCYTGRMXMA-UHFFFAOYSA-M

General description

Lithium acetate dihydrate is one of the commercially available forms of lithium acetate. It is used as a precursor material for the synthesis of various lithium-based compounds. It is also used as a catalyst in several chemical reactions.

Application

Lithium acetate dihydrate (LiOAc.2H2O) can be used as a precursor material to synthesize:      
  • Carbon-modified nanocrystalline LiFePO4 (LiFePO4/C) via sol-gel method using ferrous sulfate, phosphoric acid, citric acid, and polyethylene glycol.      
  • Lithium-graphite nanotubes (LGN) by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method in the presence of copper with methane as the carbon source.     
  • Conductive polycrystalline solid-state electrolyte (Li4B7O12Cl) by reacting with boric acid and copper(II) chloride dihydrate in trihexyltetradecylphosphonium chloride via an ionothermal method.

It can also be used as a catalyst in the enantioselective synthesis of functionalized 1,3-thiazin-4-ones via N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-catalyzed [3 + 3] annulation of thioamides.

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point (°F)

Not applicable

Flash Point (°C)

Not applicable

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