L6883

Lithium acetate dihydrate

reagent grade

• Synonym(s): Acetic acid lithium salt
• Linear Formula: CH₃COOLi · 2H₂O
• CAS Number: 6108-17-4
• Molecular Weight: 102.02
• Beilstein: 3564320
• EC Number: 208-914-3
• MDL number: MFCD00066949
• UNSPSC Code: 12352300
• PubChem Substance ID: 329817645
• NACRES: NA.55

Properties

• grade: reagent grade
• Quality Level: 200
• form: solid
• composition: Lithium acetate, ≥63%
• pH: ≤9.5 (5% in solution)
• mp: 53-56 °C (lit.)
• anion traces: chloride (Cl^-): ≤0.003%; sulfate (SO₄^2-): ≤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

Description

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.

Safety Information

• Storage Class Code: 11 - Combustible Solids
• WGK: WGK 1
• Flash Point(F): Not applicable
• Flash Point(C): Not applicable