Lithium citrate tribasic tetrahydrate
SIAL/62484 - BioUltra, ≥99.5% (NT)
Synonym: Citric acid trilithium salt; Trilithium citrate tetrahydrate
CAS Number: 6080-58-6
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C6H5Li3O7 · 4H2O
Molecular Weight: 281.98
EC Number: 213-045-8
MDL Number: MFCD00150030
Linear Formula: HOC(COOLi)(CH2COOLi)2 · 4H2O
Product Type: Chemical
| λ | 1 M in H2O |
| anion traces | chloride (Cl-): ≤50 mg/kg |
| sulfate (SO42-): ≤50 mg/kg | |
| assay | ≥99.5% (NT) |
| cation traces | Al: ≤5 mg/kg |
| As: ≤0.1 mg/kg | |
| Ba: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| Bi: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| Ca: ≤10 mg/kg | |
| Cd: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| Co: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| Cr: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| Cu: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| Fe: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| K: ≤50 mg/kg | |
| Mg: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| Mn: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| Mo: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| Na: ≤50 mg/kg | |
| Ni: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| Pb: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| Sr: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| Zn: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| form | solid |
| impurities | insoluble matter, passes filter test |
| InChI | 1S/C6H8O7.3Li.4H2O/c7-3(8 |
| InChI key | HXGWMCJZLNWEBC-UHFFFAOYSA |
| pH | 8.0-9.5 (25 °C, 1 M in H2O) |
| product line | BioUltra |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| SMILES string | [Li+].[Li+].[Li+].O.O.O.O |
| solubility | H2O: 1 M at 20 °C, clear, colorless |
| UV absorption | λ: 260 nm Amax: 0.040 |
| λ: 280 nm Amax: 0.016 |
| Application: | Lithium citrate is useful as a potential therapeutic for Canavan disease due to aspartoacylase deficiency or aminoacylase 2 deficiency. |
| Other Notes: | Quantification of physiological amino acids by gradient lithium ion-exchange HPLC. |
| Hazard Codes | Xi |
| Risk Statements | 36/37/38 |
| Safety Statements | 26-36 |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Purity | ≥99.5% (NT) |
| UNSPSC | 12161700 |

