Lithium Bromide

• CAS: 7550-35-8
• Catalog Number: ACM7550358
• Category: Metal & Ceramic Materials
• Molecular Weight: 86.9
• Molecular Formula: LiBr
• Description: Lithium Bromide is a highly hygroscopic Lithium compound useful as a dessicant or liquid sorbent. Most metal bromide compounds are water soluble for uses in water treatment, chemical analysis and in ultra high purity for certain crystal growth applications. The bromide ion in an aqueous solution can be detected by adding carbon disulfide (CS2) and chlorine.
• Synonyms: Hydrobromic acid lithium salt
• IUPAC Name: Lithium;bromide
• Canonical SMILES: [Li+].[Br-]
• InChI: InChI=1S/BrH.Li/h1H;/q;+1/p-1
• InChI Key: AMXOYNBUYSYVKV-UHFFFAOYSA-M
• Boiling Point: 1265 °C
• Melting Point: 550 °C
• Flash Point: 1265 °C
• Density: 1.57 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• Solubility: Slightly soluble in water
• Appearance: White powder
• Application: Lithium bromide serves primarily as a highly effective desiccant in air conditioning systems due to its extreme hygroscopic nature. Its remarkable solubility in water allows it to act as an efficient absorbent in large-scale absorption chilling equipment, where it helps regulate humidity and cooling. Furthermore, lithium bromide is utilized in the pharmaceutical industry for specific organic synthesis applications, such as dehydrobromination processes that create olefins. The compound, which forms white cubic crystals, also has limited medicinal uses and can be produced by reacting lithium carbonate with hydrobromic acid.
• Storage: Inert atmosphere,Room Temperature
• Complexity: 2
• Covalently-Bonded Unit Count: 2
• EC Number: 231-439-8
• Exact Mass: 85.93434
• Formal Charge: 0
• Hazard Statements: H225 H319 H335
• H-Bond Acceptor: 1
• H-Bond Donor: 0
• Heavy Atom Count: 2
• MDL Number: MFCD00011077
• Monoisotopic Mass: 85.93434
• Precautionary Statements: P210 P261 P305+P351+P338
• Rotatable Bond Count: 0
• Signal Word: Danger
• Solubility In Water: 166.7 g/100 mL
• Topological Polar Surface Area: 0 Ų
• UNII: 864G646I84