C2H3LiO2
66 g/mol
Pharmaceutical IntermediateWarning
Lithium acetate
CAS546-89-4EC208-914-3
Category
Pharmaceutical Intermediate
Compound Class
Organometallic
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Intermediate
Lithium acetate is an organic salt composed of lithium and acetate ions. It is primarily used as a pharmaceutical raw material in drug synthesis and as an intermediate in the production of pharmaceuticals and polyesters.
Pharmaceutical intermediate for drug synthesisRaw material for organic synthesis
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StrongForm Family
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StrongForm Family
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StrongStructure SimilarSimilarity 1.00
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StrongStructure SimilarSimilarity 1.00
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StrongStructure SimilarSimilarity 1.00
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pesticide and fungicide former
StrongStructure SimilarSimilarity 1.00
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buffer and catalyst
Safety Reference
Warning
H302Harmful if swallowed
H319Causes serious eye irritation
Customs Tariff Classification
The international HS code for Lithium acetate (CAS 546-89-4) is 2915.29.
HS code (international, 6-digit)
2915.29
EU CN code (8-digit)
2915 29 00
Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
lithium acetate
InChIKey
XIXADJRWDQXREU-UHFFFAOYSA-M
SMILES
[Li+].CC(=O)[O-]
Synonyms (16)
- ACETIC ACID, LITHIUM SALT
- Lithium acetate
- Lithium acetate enolate anion
- Lithium ethanate
- Quilone
- Quilonorm
- Quilonorm (TN)
- acetic acid lithium
- anhydrous lithium acetate
- lithium acetate (anh.)
- lithium acetate (anhydrous)
- lithium ethanoate
- lithium(1+) acetate
- lithium(1+) ion acetate
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