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lithium carbonate
Sign in to saveAlso known as Li2CO3, carbonic acid, dilithium salt, dilithium carbonate
chemical compound
Chemical data
- Formula
- CLi2O3
- Molecular weight
- 73.9 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- dilithium;carbonate
- SMILES
- [Li+].[Li+].C(=O)([O-])[O-]
- InChIKey
- XGZVUEUWXADBQD-UHFFFAOYSA-L
- Polar surface area
- 63.2 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 3
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
6,398 papers- [Lithium carbonate].Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine · 2004
- [Lithium carbonate].Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine · 1995
- [Lithium carbonate].Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine · 1999
- Update on lithium carbonate therapy in children and adolescents.Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry · 1994
- Lithium carbonate intoxication. A case report and review of the literature.Archives of internal medicine · 1989
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Encyclopedic overview
Lithium carbonate is an inorganic compound, the lithium salt of carbonic acid with the formula Li 2CO 3.
Lithium carbonate is an important industrial chemical. It is a precursor to compounds used in lithium-ion batteries.
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