CLi2O3
73.9 g/mol
APIDanger
LITHIUM CARBONATE
CAS554-13-2EC209-062-5
Category
API
Compound Class
Inorganic Salt
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Raw Material
Lithium carbonate is an inorganic salt widely used as a pharmaceutical raw material in the manufacture of antimanic medications. Its crystalline structure was first characterized by Zemann (1957) in Acta Crystallographica.
Pharmaceutical manufacturing raw material for antimanic medicationsAluminum production additive to lower melting temperatureGlass manufacturing flux component
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Restricted or banned substances
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Relevant lists:California Proposition 65
CAS 554-13-2
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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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Safety Reference
Danger
H302Harmful if swallowed
H315Causes skin irritation
H318Causes serious eye damage
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
H360May damage fertility or the unborn child
H372Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
H320Causes eye irritation
H362May cause harm to breast-fed children
H370Causes damage to organs
Regulatory Compliance1
- California Proposition 65USRegulation
Customs Tariff Classification
The international HS code for LITHIUM CARBONATE (CAS 554-13-2) is 2836.91.
HS code (international, 6-digit)
2836.91
EU CN code (8-digit)
2836 91 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
dilithium;carbonate
InChIKey
XGZVUEUWXADBQD-UHFFFAOYSA-L
SMILES
[Li+].[Li+].C(=O)([O-])[O-]
Synonyms (66)
- Lithium carbonate (JP18/USP)
- Bicarbonate, Lithium
- CP 15467-61
- Camcolit
- Camcolit 250
- Camcolit 400
- Candamide
- Carbolith
- Carbolithium
- Carbolithium IFI
- Carbolitium
- Carbonate, Dilithium
- Carbonate, Lithium
- Carbonic acid lithium salt
- Carbonic acid, dilithium salt
- Ceglution
- Dilithium carbonate
- Escalith
- Eskalith
- Eskalith (TN)
- Eskalith CR
- Eutimin
- Hypnorex
- LITHIUM CARBONATE
- LITHIUM CARBONATE [MART.]
- Li2 (C O3)
- Limas
- Liskonum
- Litard
- Lithane
- Lithea
- Lithicarb
- Lithii carbonas
- Lithinate
- Lithionate
- Lithium Carb
- Lithium Carbonate ER
- Lithium Phasal
- Lithium QD
- Lithium carbonate (Li2CO3)
- Lithium carbonicum
- Lithium carbonicum 3X
- Lithizine
- Litho-Carb
- Lithobid
- Lithobid (TN)
- Lithotabs
- Liticar
- Manialith
- Maniprex
- Micalith
- Neurolepsin
- Pfi-lithium
- Pfl-Lithium
- Phasal
- Plenur
- Priadel
- Quilinormretard
- Quilonum retard
- Teralithe
- Teralithe [French]
- dilithium trioxidocarbonate