229741

Lithium nitrate

99.99% trace metals basis

• Synonym(s): Lithium salt of nitric acid
• Linear Formula: LiNO₃
• CAS Number: 7790-69-4
• Molecular Weight: 68.95
• EC Number: 232-218-9
• MDL number: MFCD00011094
• UNSPSC Code: 12352302
• PubChem Substance ID: 24853743
• NACRES: NA.22

Properties

• assay: 99.99% trace metals basis
• form: crystalline powder
• mp: 264 °C (lit.)
• solubility: 522 g/L at 20 °C
• application(s): battery manufacturing
• SMILES string: [Li+].[O-][N+]([O-])=O
• InChI: 1S/Li.NO3/c;2-1(3)4/q+1;-1
• InChI key: IIPYXGDZVMZOAP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

application

Lithium nitrate has been used as an additive to the electrolyte solution of bis(trifluoromethane)sulfonimide in lithium-sulfur batteries to increase the coulombic efficiency. It can also be used in the sol-gel synthesis of spinel lithium titanate (Li₄Ti₅O₁₂) materials.

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS03,GHS07
• signalword: Warning
• hcodes: H272,H302,H319
• pcodes: P210 - P220 - P264 - P280 - P301 + P312 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Ox. Sol. 3
• Storage Class: 5.1B - Oxidizing hazardous materials
• wgk_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• ppe: Eyeshields, Gloves, type P3 (EN 143) respirator cartridges