Lithium imide

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Crystal structure
Structure of lithium imide
__ Li +      __ NH 2−
General
Surname Lithium imide
Ratio formula Li 2 NH
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 12135-01-2
Wikidata Q1090011
properties
Molar mass 28.90 g mol −1
Physical state

firmly

density

1.48 g cm −3

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 imide is an inorganic chemical compound of lithium from the group of imides .

Extraction and presentation

Lithium imide is formed when lithium amide is heated to 450 ° C.

It can also be obtained by reacting lithium amide with lithium hydride in an argon atmosphere or with lithium nitride .

properties

Lithium imide is a very hydrolysis-sensitive solid and a very strong base . It crystallizes anti-isomorphically to the calcium fluoride type.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Georg Brauer (Ed.), With the collaboration of Marianne Baudler a . a .: Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry. 3rd, revised edition. Volume I, Ferdinand Enke, Stuttgart 1975, ISBN 3-432-02328-6 , p. 451.
  2. ↑ This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.
  3. ↑ Michael Hirscher: Handbook of Hydrogen Storage: New Materials for Future Energy Storage . John Wiley & Sons, 2010, ISBN 3-527-62981-5 , pp. 168 ( limited preview in Google Book search).