Chemistry:Lithium oxalate

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Lithium oxalate
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Names
IUPAC name
Lithium oxalate
Other names
  • Dilithium oxalate
  • di-Lithium oxalate[1]
  • Oxalic acid dilithium salt[2]
Identifiers
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EC Number
  • 209-054-1
UNII
Properties
Li
2
C
2
O
4
Molar mass 101.90 g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless crystalline solid
Density 2.12 g/cm3
6.6 g per 100 g of water
Hazards
GHS pictograms GHS07: Harmful
GHS Signal word WARNING
H302, H312
P264, P270, P280, P301+312, P302+352, P312, P322, P330, P363, P501
Related compounds
Related compounds
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Lithium oxalate is an organic compound with the chemical formula Li
2
C
2
O
4
. It is a salt of lithium metal and oxalic acid.[3][4] It consists of lithium cations Li+
and oxalate anions C
2
O2−
4
. Lithium oxalate is soluble in water and converts to lithium oxide when heated.[5]

Synthesis

One of the methods of synthesis is the reaction of direct neutralization of oxalic acid with lithium hydroxide:

2 LiOH + H
2
C
2
O
4
→ Li
2
C
2
O
4
+ 2 H
2
O

Properties

The compound crystallizes in the monoclinic system, cell parameters a = 3.400 Å, b = 5.156 Å, c = 9.055 Å, β = 95.60°, Z = 4.[3]

Lithium oxalate decomposes when heated at 410–500 °C (770–932 °F; 683–773 K):

Li
2
C
2
O
4
→ Li
2
CO
3
+ CO

Applications

In pyrotechnics, the compound is used to color the flame red.[6]

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