Structure via PubChem · Public domain (PubChem)
Chemical data
- Formula
- H2Li3N+2
- Molecular weight
- 36.9 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- trilithium;azanide
- SMILES
- [Li+].[Li+].[Li+].[NH2-]
- InChIKey
- BHZCMUVGYXEBMY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- Polar surface area
- 1 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 2
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Encyclopedic overview
Lithium nitride is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula Li3N. It is the only stable alkali metal nitride. It is a reddish-pink solid with a high melting point.
Preparation and handling
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “lithiumnitride” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.