Lithium bis(oxalate)borate

Lithium bis(oxalate)borate
Names
	Other names LiBOB
Identifiers
CAS Number	244761-29-3;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
EC Number	456-990-3;
PubChem CID	23677815;
	InChI InChI=1S/C4BO8.Li/c6-1-2(7)11-5(10-1)12-3(8)4(9)13-5;/q-1;+1 Key: NVQAYVUCVASGDK-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES [Li+].[B-]12(OC(=O)C(=O)O1)OC(=O)C(=O)O2;
Properties
Chemical formula	C4BLiO8
Molar mass	193.79 g·mol−1
Appearance	white solid
Density	2.021 g/cm3
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Lithium bis(oxalate)borate is the inorganic compound with the formula LiB(C₂O₄)₂. A white solid, it is used as an electrolyte in some lithium batteries.^[1] It is one of several borate oxalates.

According to X-ray crystallography, solid LiBOB consists of tetrahedral B(C₂O₄)−2 anions linked by Li⁺ cations.^[2]

References

^ Whittingham, M. Stanley (2004). "Lithium Batteries and Cathode Materials". Chemical Reviews. 104 (10): 4271–4302. doi:10.1021/cr020731c. PMID 15669156.
^ Zavalij, Peter Y.; Yang, Shoufeng; Whittingham, M. Stanley (2003). "Structures of potassium, sodium and lithium bis(oxalato)borate salts from powder diffraction data". Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science. 59 (6): 753–759. doi:10.1107/S0108768103022602. PMID 14634252.