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Lithium bis(oxalate)borate

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Lithium bis(oxalate)borate
Names
Other names
LiBOB
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
EC Number
  • 456-990-3
  • 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
  • [Li+].[B-]12(OC(=O)C(=O)O1)OC(=O)C(=O)O2
Properties
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).

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

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  1. ^ Whittingham, M. Stanley (2004). "Lithium Batteries and Cathode Materials". Chemical Reviews. 104 (10): 4271–4302. doi:10.1021/cr020731c. PMID 15669156.
  2. ^ 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.