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Lithium perchlorate

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battery grade, dry, 99.99% trace metals basis

Synonym(s):

Lithium cloricum, Perchloric acid, lithium salt

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Linear Formula:
LiClO4
CAS Number:
7791-03-9
Molecular Weight:
106.39
EC Number:
232-237-2
MDL number:
MFCD00011079
UNSPSC Code:
26111700
PubChem Substance ID:
24882632
NACRES:
NA.23

Assay

99.99% trace metals basis

form

powder and chunks

reaction suitability

reagent type: oxidant

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236 °C (lit.)

solubility

H2O: 106.4 g/L at 20 °C

application(s)

battery manufacturing

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SMILES string

[Li+].[O-]Cl(=O)(=O)=O

InChI

1S/ClHO4.Li/c2-1(3,4)5;/h(H,2,3,4,5);/q;+1/p-1

InChI key

MHCFAGZWMAWTNR-UHFFFAOYSA-M

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General description

Lithium perchlorate (LiClO4) is a neutral salt with high solubility. LiClO4 finds use as an electrolyte for lithium-sulfur batteries; it has been shown to give rise to the effective inhibition of the chemical polysulfide shuttle which subsequently boosts the columbic efficiency through the charge process.
Lithium percholate is a class of electrolytic materials that can be used in the fabrication of lithium-ion batteries. Lithium-ion batteries consist of anode, cathode, and electrolyte with a charge-discharge cycle. These materials enable the formation of greener and sustainable batteries for electrical energy storage.
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Application

LiClO4 can be used as an additive in the preparation of high-performance polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) fibrous membranes. It can also be doped with chitosan and starch for the fabrication of supercapacitors.
LiClO4 is used as an electrolyte salt for lithium-sulfur batteries. LiClO4 acts as a catalyst in the solvent free thiolysis of epoxides. It has been used in various organic transformations.

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H272,H302,H314,H335

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Ox. Sol. 2 - Skin Corr. 1A - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

5.1A - Strongly oxidizing hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Shuttle inhibitor effect of lithium perchlorate as an electrolyte salt for lithium-sulfur batteries
Kim HS, et al.
J. Appl. Electrochem., 42(2) (2012)
Lithium perchlorate doped plasticized chitosan and starch blend as biodegradable polymer electrolyte for supercapacitors
Sudhakar YN and Selvakumar M
Electrochimica Acta, 78, 398-405 (2012)
Solvent-free thiolysis of epoxides under lithium perchlorate catalysis.
Mojtahedi M, et al.
Monatshefte fur Chemie / Chemical Monthly, 137(4), 455-458 (2006)
Preparation of porous PVDF hollow fibre membrane via a phase inversion method using lithium perchlorate (LiClO4) as an additive
Yeow ML, et al.
Journal of Membrane Science , 258(1-2), 16-22 (2005)
Shokaku Kim et al.
Organic letters, 4(21), 3735-3737 (2002-10-12)
[reaction: see text] N-Acyliminium cation of prolines was efficiently generated to accumulate in an undivided cell at 0 degrees C by an anodic oxidation of N-acylprolines or alpha'-phenylsulfanylated N-acylproline derivatives in a lithium perchlorate/nitromethane solution. The iminium cation intermediates gave
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