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lithium carbonate
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chemical compound
OverviewAI-generated
Lithium carbonate is a chemical compound with the formula Li₂CO₃. Its IUPAC name is dilithium;carbonate, and it has a mass of 74.017. The substance features a canonical SMILES notation of [Li+].[Li+].C(=O)([O-])[O-]. According to PubChem data, its weight is 73.9, and it possesses a topological polar surface area of 63.2. The molecule contains zero hydrogen bond donors and three hydrogen bond acceptors, with an overall charge of 0.
The compound is classified under the 2022 Harmonized System Code 283691. A search for lithium carbonate on PubMed yields 6398 results. Additionally, the subject is referenced by 806 other encyclopedia articles.
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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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “lithium carbonate” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.