73036

Lithium chloride

puriss. p.a., anhydrous, ≥99.0% (AT)

• Linear Formula: LiCl
• CAS Number: 7447-41-8
• Molecular Weight: 42.39
• EC Number: 231-212-3
• MDL number: MFCD00011078
• UNSPSC Code: 12352302
• PubChem Substance ID: 329764559
• NACRES: NA.21

Properties

• vapor pressure: 1.33 hPa ( 547 °C)
• grade: puriss. p.a.
• assay: ≥99.0% (AT)
• form: powder or crystals
• loss: <1% loss on drying, 110°C
• pH: 5.5-7.5 (25 °C, 50 mg/mL in H₂O)
• mp: 605 °C (lit.)
• anion traces: sulfate (SO₄^2-): ≤50 mg/kg
• cation traces: Ba: ≤10 mg/kg; Ca: ≤20 mg/kg; Cd: ≤5 mg/kg; Co: ≤5 mg/kg; Cr: ≤5 mg/kg; Cu: ≤5 mg/kg; Fe: ≤5 mg/kg; K: ≤50 mg/kg; Mg: ≤5 mg/kg; Mn: ≤5 mg/kg; Na: ≤50 mg/kg; Ni: ≤10 mg/kg; Pb: ≤5 mg/kg; Zn: ≤5 mg/kg
• SMILES string: [Li+].[Cl-]
• InChI: 1S/ClH.Li/h1H;/q;+1/p-1
• InChI key: KWGKDLIKAYFUFQ-UHFFFAOYSA-M

Description

General description

Lithium chloride (LiCl) is a lithium salt. It participates in the Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons reactions of base-sensitive aldehydes and phosphonates. LiCl/N,N-Dimethylacetamide (DMAc) solvent system has been employed for the dissolution of cellulose and synthesis of various cellulose derivatives (cellulose esters, carbamates, sulfonates and ethers). It can be synthesized from lithium carbonate (Li₂CO₃).

Application

Lithium chloride (LiCl) may be used in the synthesis of lithium perchlorate by reacting with perchloric acid.

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS07
• signalword: Warning
• hcodes: H302,H315,H319
• pcodes: P264 - P270 - P280 - P301 + P312 - P302 + P352 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2
• Storage Class: 13 - Non Combustible Solids
• wgk_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable