Lithium tetrafluoroborate

Lithium tetrafluoroborate
Names
IUPAC name
Lithium tetrafluoroborate
Other names
Borate(1-), tetrafluoro-, lithium
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
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UNII
  • InChI=1S/BF4.Li/c2-1(3,4)5;/q-1;+1 checkY
    Key: UFXJWFBILHTTET-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/BF4.Li/c2-1(3,4)5;/q-1;+1
    Key: UFXJWFBILHTTET-UHFFFAOYAL
  • [Li+].F[B-](F)(F)F
Properties
LiBF4
Molar mass 93.746 g/mol
Appearance White/grey crystalline solid
Odor odorless
Density 0.852 g/cm3 solid
Melting point 296.5 °C (565.7 °F; 569.6 K)
Boiling point decomposes
Very soluble[1]
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
 Harmful, causes burns,
hygroscopic.
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
NFPA 704 four-colored diamondHealth 1: Exposure would cause irritation but only minor residual injury. E.g. turpentineFlammability 0: Will not burn. E.g. waterInstability 1: Normally stable, but can become unstable at elevated temperatures and pressures. E.g. calciumSpecial hazards (white): no code
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Safety data sheet (SDS) External MSDS
Related compounds
Other anions
 Tetrafluoroborate,
Related compounds
 Nitrosyl tetrafluoroborate
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Lithium tetrafluoroborate is an inorganic compound with the formula LiBF4. It is a white crystalline powder. It has been extensively tested for use in commercial secondary batteries, an application that exploits its high solubility in nonpolar solvents.[2]

  1. ^ GFS-CHEMICALS Archived 2006-03-16 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Xu, Kang. "Nonaqueous Liquid Electrolytes for Lithium-Based Rechargeable Batteries."Chemical Reviews 2004, volume 104, pp. 4303-418. doi:10.1021/cr030203g