Lithium acetate

Lithium acetate
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Lithium acetate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.008.105
EC Number
  • 208-914-3
KEGG
MeSH C488804
RTECS number
  • AI545000
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C2H4O2.Li/c1-2(3)4;/h1H3,(H,3,4);/q;+1/p-1 N
    Key: XIXADJRWDQXREU-UHFFFAOYSA-M N
  • InChI=1/C2H4O2.Li/c1-2(3)4;/h1H3,(H,3,4);/q;+1/p-1
    Key: XIXADJRWDQXREU-REWHXWOFAX
  • [Li+].CC(=O)[O-]
Properties
CH3COOLi
Molar mass 65.98 g·mol−1
Appearance White crystalline solid
Density 1.26 g/cm3
Melting point 286 °C (547 °F; 559 K)
45.0 g/100 mL
−34.0·10−6 cm3/mol
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
toxic
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
2
0
0
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
500 mg/kg (oral, mouse)
Safety data sheet (SDS) External MSDS
Related compounds
Other anions
Lithium formate
Other cations
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Lithium acetate is a lithium salt of acetic acid, with the chemical formula CH3COOLi. It is often abbreviated as LiOAc. It is a white crystalline solid.