Chemistry:Lithium arsenide

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Lithium arsenide
Names
Other names
Litium monoarsenide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • Li
    3
    As
    : 234-950-4
Properties
  • LiAs
  • Li
    3
    As
  • Li
    3
    As
    7
Molar mass
  • 81.86 g.mol−1 (LiAs)
  • 95.74 g⋅mol−1 (Li
    3
    As
    )
  • 545.27 g⋅mol−1 (Li
    3
    As
    7
    )
Appearance red-brown
Density 3.71 g/cm3[citation needed]
Structure(LiAs)[1]
Monoclinic
P21/n
a = 9.54 Å, b = 5.24 Å, c = 5.79 Å
α = 90°, β = 95.267°, γ = 90°
8
Structure(Low Temperature Li3As7)[2]
Orthorhombic
Pbca
a = 12.466 Å, b = 22.489 Å, c = 12.592 Å
α = 100.5°, β = 101.5°, γ = 104.5°
3530.1 Å3
16
Related compounds
Other anions
Other cations
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Lithium arsenide describes inorganic compounds with the chemical formula Li
x
As
where x can range from about 0.5 to 3. A common derivative is Li
3
As
, which is prepared by the reduction of arsenic with a solution of lithium in ammonia.[3] It can also be produced by heating the elements.[4]

3 Li + As → Li
3
As

Other lithium arsenides

The arsenic-rich arsenides are often classified as zintl phases.[citation needed]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Donnay, Joseph Désiré Hubert (1963) (in en). Crystal Data; Determinative Tables. American Crystallographic Association. p. 211. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.l0063993380&seq=223. Retrieved 27 January 2026. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Hönle, W.; Buresch, J.; Peters, K.; Chang, J. H.; Schnering, H. G. von (2002). "Crystal Structure of the Low-Temperature Modification of Trilithium Heptaarsenide, LT-Li3As7". Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - New Crystal Structures 217: 485–486. doi:10.1524/ncrs.2002.217.jg.485. 
  3. E. Donges (1963). "Phosphides, Arsenides, Antimonides and Bismuthides of Alkali Metals from the Elements". in G. Brauer. Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry, 2nd Ed.. 2. NY, NY: Academic Press. p. 985. 
  4. Wegner, Florian; Kamm, Franziska; Pielnhofer, Florian; Pfitzner, Arno (2022). "Li3As and Li3P revisited: DFT modelling on phase stability and ion conductivity". Zeitschrift für Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie 648 (11). doi:10.1002/zaac.202100358. 

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