Project Description
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
PRODUCT |
Lithium Benzoate |
CAS # |
553-54-8 |
SYNONYM |
Benzoic acid, lithium salt; Benzoic acid, lithium salt (1:1) |
FORMULA |
C7H5LiO2 |
APPEARENCE |
white powder |
MOLECULAR WEIGHT |
128.06 |
BULK DENSITY |
ca. 0.5 g/ccm |
THEORETICAL LITHIUM CONTENT |
5.42% |
SOLUBILITY |
33 g/100 ml water at 25C |
SOLUBILITY |
40 g/100 ml water at 100C |
SOLUBILITY |
8 g/100 ml ethanol at 25C |
SOLUBILITY |
10 g/100 ml ethanol at 78C |
ASSAY |
> 99% |
NA |
< 0.05% |
K |
< 0.05% |
FE |
< 0.001% |
HEAVY METALS |
< 0.002% as Pb |
CL |
< 0.05% |
SO4 |
< 0.05% |
H2O |
< 0.5% |
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. |