Lithium perchlorate

Lithium perchlorate
Lithium perchlorate
The orthorhombic unit cell of lithium perchlorate under standard conditions.
__ Li+     __ Cl7+     __ O2−
Unit cell of lithium perchlorate.
Names
IUPAC name
Lithium perchlorate
Other names
Perchloric acid, lithium salt; Lithium Cloricum
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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UNII
  • InChI=1S/ClHO4.Li/c2-1(3,4)5;/h(H,2,3,4,5);/q;+1/p-1 checkY
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  • InChI=1/ClHO4.Li/c2-1(3,4)5;/h(H,2,3,4,5);/q;+1/p-1
    Key: MHCFAGZWMAWTNR-REWHXWOFAR
  • [Li+].[O-]Cl(=O)(=O)=O
Properties
LiClO
4
Molar mass
  • 106.39 g/mol (anhydrous)
  • 160.44 g/mol (trihydrate)
Appearance White crystals
Odor Odorless
Density 2.42 g/cm3
Melting point 236 °C (457 °F; 509 K)
Boiling point 430 °C (806 °F; 703 K)
decomposes from 400 °C
  • 42.7 g/100 mL (0 °C)
  • 49 g/100 mL (10 °C)
  • 59.8 g/100 mL (25 °C)
  • 71.8 g/100 mL (40 °C)
  • 119.5 g/100 mL (80 °C)
  • 300 g/100 g (120 °C)[1]
Solubility Soluble in alcohols, ethyl acetate[1]
Solubility in acetone 137 g/100 g[1]
Solubility in alcohols
Solubility in ethyl acetate 95.2 g/100 g[2]
Solubility in ethyl ether 113.7 g/100 g[2]
Structure
Pnma, No. 62
a = 865.7(1) pm, b = 691.29(9) pm, c = 483.23(6) pm[3]
4 formula per cell
tetrahedral at Cl
Thermochemistry
105 J/mol·K[1]
125.5 J/mol·K[1]
−380.99 kJ/mol
−254 kJ/mol[1]
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
Oxidizer, irritant
GHS labelling:
GHS03: OxidizingGHS07: Exclamation mark[4]
Danger
H272, H315, H319, H335[4]
P220, P261, P305+P351+P338[4]
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
Safety data sheet (SDS) MSDS
Related compounds
Other anions
Lithium chloride
Lithium hypochlorite
Lithium chlorate
Other cations
Sodium perchlorate
Potassium perchlorate
Rubidium perchlorate
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 perchlorate is the inorganic compound with the formula LiClO4. This white or colourless crystalline salt is noteworthy for its high solubility in many solvents. It exists both in anhydrous form and as a trihydrate.

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  2. ^ a b "Lithium Perchlorate". AMCP 706-187 Military Pyrotechnics - Properties of Materials. US Army Materiel Command. October 1963. pp. 181–182.
  3. ^ Wickleder, Mathias S. (2003). "Crystal Structure of LiClO4". Zeitschrift für Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie. 629 (9): 1466–1468. doi:10.1002/zaac.200300114.
  4. ^ a b c Sigma-Aldrich Co., Lithium perchlorate. Retrieved on 2014-05-09.