Lithium bromite

Structural formula
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General
Surname	Lithium bromite
Molecular formula	LiBrO 2
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 14518-92-4 Wikidata Q63441380
properties
Molar mass	118.84 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
safety instructions
GHS hazard labeling no classification available
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Lithium bromite is a chemical compound from the bromite group .

Extraction and presentation

Lithium bromite can be obtained by reacting lithium bromate with lithium bromide at 190 to 220 ° C.

${\displaystyle {\ce {2 LiBrO3 + LiBr -> 3 LiBrO2}}}$

The compound can also be prepared by reacting bromous acid with lithium hydroxide .

${\displaystyle {\ce {LiOH + HBrO2 -> LiBrO2 + H2O}}}$

properties

Lithium bromite is a very hygroscopic solid that decomposes with melting at 225 ° C.

${\displaystyle {\ce {LiBrO2 -> LiBr + O2}}}$

Individual evidence

1. ↑ This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.
2. ^ ^{A b} Kurt H. Stern: High Temperature Properties and Thermal Decomposition of Inorganic Salts with Oxyanions . CRC Press, 2000, ISBN 1-4200-4234-3 , pp. 226 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
3. ↑ Yu. I. Ostroushko: Lithium, Its Chemistry and Technology . US Atomic Energy Commission, Division of Technical Information, 1962, p. 84 ( limited preview in Google Book search).