Lithium hexafluoroaluminate

Lithium hexafluoroaluminate
Names
	IUPAC name trilithium;trifluoroalumane;trifluoride
	Other names trilithium hexafluoroaluminate
Identifiers
CAS Number	13821-20-0;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	11511345;
EC Number	237-509-4;
PubChem CID	160996;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID30893962;
	InChI InChI=1S/Al.6FH.3Li/h;61H;;;/q+3;;;;;;;3+1/p-6 Key: VRSRNLHMYUACMN-UHFFFAOYSA-H;
	SMILES [Li+].[Li+].[Li+].F[Al-3](F)(F)(F)(F)F;
Properties
Chemical formula	AlF6Li3
Molar mass	161.79 g·mol−1
Appearance	White powder
Density	2.637 g/cm3
Melting point	790
Hazards
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Danger
Hazard statements	H332, H362, H372, H411
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Lithium hexafluoroaluminate is an inorganic chemical compound with the chemical formula Li₃AlF₆.^[2]^[3]

Synthesis

The compound crystallizes from melts of lithium fluoride and aluminium fluoride:^[4]

3LiF + AlF₃ → Li₃AlF₆.

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