Lithium azide
Lithium azide is the lithium salt of hydrazoic acid. It is an unstable and toxic compound. It decomposes into lithium and nitrogen when heated.
Preparation[change | change source]
It can be made by metathesis reaction between sodium azide and lithium nitrate or lithium sulfate solutions.[1] It can also be made by reacting lithium sulfate with barium azide.[2]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "λ » LambdaSyn – Darstellung von Lithiumazid". www.lambdasyn.org. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
- ↑ "IUPAC-NIST Solubility Data Series. 79. Alkali and Alkaline Earth Metal Pseudohalides" (PDF). nist.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-02-01.
