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Lithium carbonate

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99.999% trace metals basis

Synonym(s):

Carbolithium, Carbonic acid lithium salt

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Linear Formula:
Li2CO3
CAS Number:
554-13-2
Molecular Weight:
73.89
Beilstein:
3999191
EC Number:
209-062-5
MDL number:
MFCD00011084
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
329766317
NACRES:
NA.23

Assay

99.999% trace metals basis

form

powder

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impurities

≤15.0 ppm Trace Metal Analysis

mp

618 °C (lit.)

density

2.11 g/cm3

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SMILES string

[Li+].[Li+].[O-]C([O-])=O

InChI

1S/CH2O3.2Li/c2-1(3)4;;/h(H2,2,3,4);;/q;2*+1/p-2

InChI key

XGZVUEUWXADBQD-UHFFFAOYSA-L

Gene Information

human ... GSK3A(2931) , GSK3B(2932) , IMPA1(3612)

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General description

Lithium carbonate may be used as a lithium source in the synthesis of lithium titanate, a potential anode material for lithium-ion battery.
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GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H302,H319

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

13 - Non Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Synthesis of lithium titanate (Li4Ti5O12) by addition of excess lithium carbonate (Li2CO3) in titanium dioxide (TiO2) xerogel
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K E Morrison et al.
The Lancet. Neurology, 12(4), 339-345 (2013-03-05)
Lithium has neuroprotective effects in cell and animal models of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and a small pilot study in patients with ALS showed a significant effect of lithium on survival. We aimed to assess whether lithium improves survival in
N Alessi et al.
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 33(3), 291-304 (1994-03-01)
The use of lithium to treat child and adolescent psychiatric disorders is becoming more common. Since the publication of the report of The Committee on Biological Aspects of Child Psychiatry of the American Academy of Child Psychiatry in 1978, a
Andrea Contestabile et al.
The Journal of clinical investigation, 123(1), 348-361 (2012-12-04)
Down syndrome (DS) patients exhibit abnormalities of hippocampal-dependent explicit memory, a feature that is replicated in relevant mouse models of the disease. Adult hippocampal neurogenesis, which is impaired in DS and other neuropsychiatric diseases, plays a key role in hippocampal
Andrew A Nierenberg et al.
The American journal of psychiatry, 170(1), 102-110 (2013-01-05)
Lithium salts, once the mainstay of therapy for bipolar disorder, have tolerability issues at a higher dosage that often limit adherence. The authors investigated the comparative effectiveness of more tolerable dosages of lithium as part of optimized personalized treatment (OPT).
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