Li
7 g/mol
Industrial ChemicalDanger
LITHIUM
CAS7439-93-2EC231-102-5
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Inorganic Salt
Primary Use
Battery manufacturing and metallurgy additive
Lithium is a soft, silvery-white metal that reacts violently with water, producing flammable hydrogen gas and a corrosive alkaline solution. It is primarily used as an additive in battery manufacturing and metallurgy.
Battery manufacturingMetallurgy additive (degasifier, deoxidizer, desulfurizer, grain refiner)Getter in vacuum tubes
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CAS 7439-93-2
Related Compounds
StrongForm Family
Lithium citrate
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pharmaceutical raw material
StrongForm Family
Lithium sulfate monohydrate
CAS10102-25-7
Lithium salt for battery materials
StrongForm Family
Lithium phosphate
CAS10377-52-3
industrial chemical raw material
StrongForm Family
Lithium acetate
CAS546-89-4
pharmaceutical intermediate
StrongSame Parent
Lithium hydride
CAS7580-67-8
Reducing agent and desiccant
StrongSame Parent
Lithium deuteride
CAS13587-16-1
research compound
ReferenceSame Category
Magnesium
CAS7439-95-4
Metal for alloys and reducing agent
ReferenceSame Category
Manganese
CAS7439-96-5
Steel production additive
Safety Reference
Danger
H260In contact with water releases flammable gases which may ignite spontaneously
H314Causes severe skin burns and eye damage
H318Causes serious eye damage
H371May cause damage to organs
Customs Tariff Classification
The international HS code for LITHIUM (CAS 7439-93-2) is 2805.19.
HS code (international, 6-digit)
2805.19
EU CN code (8-digit)
2805 19 90
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
InChIKey
WHXSMMKQMYFTQS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
[Li]
Synonyms (57)
- LITHIUM
- Q568
- Atomic Lithium
- Element Lithium
- Element-Li
- LITHIUM METALLICUM
- LITHIUM-6 METAL (6Li, 95%)
- Li
- Li (element)
- Li Standard Solution
- Lithium (atomic)
- Lithium 7
- Lithium Metal
- Lithium atom
- Lithium element
- Lithium ribbon
- Lithium, 99%, high sodium
- Lithium, 99%, low sodium
- Lithium, elemental
- Lithium, metallic
- Litium
- Normothymin-E (TN)
- lithium metal in oil
- lithium(1+) ion
- litio
- metallic lithium
- monolithium