Methyllithium

CH3LiCAS 917-54-421.98 g/mol

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Li+CH3−

Properties

Molecular formula
CH3Li
Molar mass
21.98 g/mol
Exact mass
22.0395 Da
Melting point
70–71 °C
logP
0.07Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
0.0 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
0 / 0
Rotatable bonds
0

Hazards

No GHS classification is on file for this compound. That is not evidence that it is harmless.

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Identifiers

CAS number
917-54-4
SMILES
[Li+].[CH3-]
InChIKey
IHLVCKWPAMTVTG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/CH3.Li/h1H3;/q-1;+1

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Names and synonyms

2 names
  • Lithium, methyl-
  • Lithium methide

Reactions

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Stereoisomers, salts and isotopologues

The same compound in another form: other stereochemistry, a salt or hydrate, the free acid or base, or an isotope-labelled version.

Dimethylzinc544-97-8Salt Dimethylmagnesium2999-74-8Salt Methylcobalamin13422-55-4Salt Trichlorotrimethyldialuminum12542-85-7Salt

Similar compounds

Lithium hydride (LiD)13587-16-150 % similar Lithium hydride7580-67-850 % similar Lithium chloride7447-41-838 % similar Lithium iodide10377-51-233 % similar Lithium peroxide12031-80-033 % similar Lithium oxide12057-24-833 % similar Lithium hydroxide1310-65-233 % similar Lithium tetradeuteroaluminate14128-54-233 % similar

Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue.

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