Lithium nitride

Lithium nitride
Unit cell ball and stick model of lithium nitride
__ Li+     __ N3−

Crystal structure of lithium nitride.
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Lithium nitride
Other names
  • Trilithium azanide
  • Trilithium nitride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.043.144 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 247-475-2
1156
  • InChI=1S/3Li.N
    Key: IDBFBDSKYCUNPW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • InChI=1S/3Li.N/q;;+1;-1
    Key: AJUFTLIHDBAQOK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • [Li]N([Li])[Li]
  • [Li+].[Li][N-][Li]
Properties
Li3N
Molar mass 34.83 g·mol−1
Appearance Red-purple or reddish-pink crystals or powder
Density 1.270 g/cm3
Melting point 813 °C (1,495 °F; 1,086 K)
reacts
log P 3.24
Structure
see text
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
 reacts with water to release ammonia
GHS labelling:
GHS02: FlammableGHS05: Corrosive
Danger
H260, H314
P223, P231+P232, P260, P264, P280, P301+P330+P331, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P321, P335+P334, P363, P370+P378, P402+P404, P405, P501
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
NFPA 704 four-colored diamondHealth (blue): no hazard codeFlammability 0: Will not burn. E.g. waterInstability 2: Undergoes violent chemical change at elevated temperatures and pressures, reacts violently with water, or may form explosive mixtures with water. E.g. white phosphorusSpecial hazard W: Reacts with water in an unusual or dangerous manner. E.g. sodium, sulfuric acid
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2
W
Related compounds
Other anions
Other cations
Related compounds
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 nitride is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula Li3N. It is the only stable alkali metal nitride. It is a reddish-pink solid with a high melting point.[1]

  1. ^ Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 978-0-08-037941-8.