Chemistry:Lithium hexafluoroaluminate

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Lithium hexafluoroaluminate
Names
IUPAC name
trilithium;trifluoroalumane;trifluoride
Other names
trilithium hexafluoroaluminate[1]
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 237-509-4
Properties
AlF6Li3
Molar mass 161.79 g·mol−1
Appearance White powder
Density 2.637 g/cm3
Melting point 790
Hazards
GHS pictograms GHS07: HarmfulGHS06: Toxic
GHS Signal word Danger
H332, H362, H372, H411
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Lithium hexafluoroaluminate is an inorganic chemical compound with the chemical formula Li
3
AlF
6
.[2][3]

Synthesis

The compound crystallizes from melts of lithium fluoride and aluminium fluoride:[4]

3LiF + AlF
3
→ Li
3
AlF
6
.

References

  1. "trilithium hexafluoroaluminate" (in en). NIST. https://webbook.nist.gov/cgi/inchi?ID=C13821200&Units=CAL. 
  2. "Lithium Hexafluoroaluminate". American Elements. https://www.americanelements.com/lithium-hexafluoroaluminate-13821-20-0. 
  3. Furukawa, George T.; Saba, William G.; Ford, James C. (1970). "Heat Capacity and Thermodynamic Properties of β-Lithium Hexafluoroaluminate, Li3AlF6, from 15 to 380 K". Journal of Research of the National Bureau of Standards, Section A 74A (5): 631–639. doi:10.6028/jres.074A.050. ISSN 0022-4332. PMID 32523213. 
  4. Ryss, Iosif Grigorʹevich (1960) (in en). The Chemistry of Fluorine and Its Inorganic Compounds. State Publishing House for Scientific, Technical and Chemical Literature. p. 599. https://books.google.com/books?id=ndsiAQAAMAAJ&dq=Lithium+hexafluoroaluminate&pg=PA599. Retrieved 16 June 2024.