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Also known as Li2CO3, carbonic acid, dilithium salt, dilithium carbonate

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

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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.

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