Lithium Benzoate
Product Description
| Product | Lithium Benzoate |
| CAS | 553-54-8 |
| Formula | C7H5LiO2 |
| Synonym | Benzoic acid, lithium salt, Benzoic acid, lithium salt (1:1) |
Typical Product Specifications
| Solubility | 10 g/100 ml ethanol at 78C |
| Assay | > 99% |
| Heavy Metals | < 0.002% as Pb |
| Solubility | 40 g/100 ml water at 100C |
| Na | < 0.05% |
| K | < 0.05% |
| Cl | < 0.05% |
| H2O | < 0.5% |
| Molecular weight | 128.06 |
| Appearence | white powder |
| Bulk Density | ca. 0.5 g/ccm |
| Theoretical lithium content | 5.42% |
| Fe | < 0.001% |
| SO4 | < 0.05% |
| Solubility | 33 g/100 ml water at 25C |
| Solubility | 8 g/100 ml ethanol at 25C |
| Chemical Structure |  |
| Notes | Uses: As a raw material, it is used in pharmaceuticals. It is also used as a catalyst for polymerization. Available in Technical and Pure grade. |
| Class | Inorganic Chemicals: Nitrates, Phosphates, Oxides & more, Lithium Compounds |
| Function | Catalyst, Chemical Intermediate |
| Industry | Pharmaceutical, Plastics |
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