Lithium acetate dihydrate
SIAL/L4158 - BioXtra
Synonym: Acetic acid lithium salt
CAS Number: 6108-17-4
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C2H3LiO2 · 2H2O
Molecular Weight: 102.02
EC Number: 208-914-3
MDL Number: MFCD00066949
Linear Formula: CH3COOLi · 2H2O
Product Type: Chemical
| anion traces | chloride (Cl-): ≤0.5% |
| sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.05% | |
| cation traces | Al: ≤0.0005% |
| Ca: ≤0.005% | |
| Cu: ≤0.0005% | |
| Fe: ≤0.0005% | |
| K: ≤0.005% | |
| Mg: ≤0.001% | |
| Na: ≤0.005% | |
| NH4+: ≤0.05% | |
| Pb: ≤0.001% | |
| Zn: ≤0.0005% | |
| form | solid |
| impurities | ≤0.001% Phosphorus (P) |
| ≤0.1% Insoluble matter | |
| InChI | 1S/C2H4O2.Li.2H2O/c1-2(3) |
| InChI key | IAQLJCYTGRMXMA-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 53-56 °C (lit.) |
| product line | BioXtra |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| SMILES string | [Li+].[H]O[H].[H]O[H].CC( |
| solubility | H2O: 1 M, clear, colorless |
| Application: | Lithium acetate dihydrate has been used for yeast transformation. |
| General description: | Lithium acetate dihydrate is one of the commercially available forms of lithium acetate. Lithium acetate is a common salt with variety of applications such as, product for efficient yeast transformation, drug formulation and therapy, lithium-6 CP/MAS standard, solvent and catalyst. In addition, it is also used as a buffer for gel electrophoresis of DNA and RNA, additive or catalyst for textiles and polymer production and as a precursor material for batteries and ferromagnetic nanoparticles. |
| Packaging: | 1 kg in poly bottle |
| Packaging: | 100, 250 g in poly bottle |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| mp | 53-56 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12352302 |

