Lithium acetate

Lithium acetate
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Lithium acetate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
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EC Number
  • 208-914-3
KEGG
MeSH C488804
RTECS number
  • AI545000
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C2H4O2.Li/c1-2(3)4;/h1H3,(H,3,4);/q;+1/p-1 ☒N
    Key: XIXADJRWDQXREU-UHFFFAOYSA-M ☒N
  • InChI=1/C2H4O2.Li/c1-2(3)4;/h1H3,(H,3,4);/q;+1/p-1
    Key: XIXADJRWDQXREU-REWHXWOFAX
  • [Li+].CC(=O)[O-]
Properties
C2H3LiO2
Molar mass 65.98 g·mol−1
Appearance crystal
Density 1.26 g/cm3
Melting point 286 °C (547 °F; 559 K)
45.0 g/100 mL[1]
−34.0·10−6 cm3/mol
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
 toxic
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
NFPA 704 four-colored diamondHealth 2: Intense or continued but not chronic exposure could cause temporary incapacitation or possible residual injury. E.g. chloroformFlammability 0: Will not burn. E.g. waterInstability 0: Normally stable, even under fire exposure conditions, and is not reactive with water. E.g. liquid nitrogenSpecial hazards (white): no code
2
0
0
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
500 mg/kg (oral, mouse)
Safety data sheet (SDS) External MSDS
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 acetate (CH3COOLi) is a salt of lithium and acetic acid. It is often abbreviated as LiOAc.

  1. ^ Lide, David R. (1998). Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. p. 465. ISBN 0-8493-0594-2.