Tetralithiomethane

Tetralithiomethane
Names
IUPAC name
Tetralithiomethane
Other names
  • Carbon tetralithium
  • Lithium carbide
  • Tetralithium carbide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/C.4Li
    Key: SOAIVWSMVGHHPJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • [Li]C([Li])([Li])[Li]
Properties
CLi4
Molar mass 39.77 g·mol−1
Appearance Red solid
Melting point 225 °C (437 °F; 498 K)[1] (decomposes)
Hydrolysis
Solubility Soluble in cyclohexane
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS02: Flammable
Related compounds
Related compounds
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Tetralithiomethane, also known as tetralithium carbide, is an organolithium compound with the formula CLi4. It is an extremely pyrophoric red solid and is the lithium analog of methane.[2]

  1. ^ Lawrence A. Shimp; John A. Morrison; John A. Gurak; John W. Chinn Jr.; Richard J. Lagow (1981). "Observations on the nature of polylithium organic compounds and their rearrangements". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 103 (19): 5951–5953. doi:10.1021/ja00409a074.
  2. ^ Adalbert Maercker; Manfred Theis (1984). "Tetralithiomethane". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 23 (12): 995–996. doi:10.1002/anie.198409951.