Dilithium peroxide
- Formula: Li2O2
- Hill system formula: Li2O2
- CAS registry number: [12031-80-0]
- Formula weight: 45.881
- Class: oxide
- Colour: white
- Appearance: crystalline solid
- Melting point: 195°C (decomposes to Li2O)
- Boiling point:
- Density: 2310 kg m-3
The following are some synonyms of dilithium peroxide:
- dilithium peroxide
- lithium(I) peroxide
- lithium peroxide
The oxidation number of lithium in dilithium peroxide is 1.
Synthesis
One way to make lithium peroxide is to react lithium metal in liquid ammonia with with contolled amounts of oxygen.
2Li(NH3) + O2 → Li2(O2)
Solid state structure
- Geometry of lithium: 6 coordinate: octahedral
- Prototypical structure:
Element analysis
The table shows element percentages for Li2O2 (dilithium peroxide).
| Element | % |
|---|---|
| Li | 30.26 |
| O | 69.74 |
Isotope pattern for Li2O2
The chart below shows the calculated isotope pattern for the formula Li2O2 with the most intense ion set to 100%.
References
The data on these compounds pages are assembled and adapted from the primary literature and several other sources including the following.
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