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Non Life Sciences => Chemistry => Topic started by: MarkPawelek on 12/11/2016 11:07:15

Title: Lithium: does it make any gaseous or low boiling point compounds?
Post by: MarkPawelek on 12/11/2016 11:07:15

Does lithium form a compound which is reasonably stable, and gaseous at an easy to work with vacuum / temperature?

PS: I almost feel embarrassed to ask this as I know quite a lot of chemistry, and I'm competent with google!

Title: Re: Lithium: does it make any gaseous or low boiling point compounds?
Post by: Bored chemist on 12/11/2016 12:33:31

According to this
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=AHEPoIx22iwC&pg=PA372&lpg=PA372&dq=ethyllithium+vapour+pressure&source=bl&ots=9efG8gdbDR&sig=qXL391707aRd-Fwg0VwpY7C4oqY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi9w835m6PQAhXKAcAKHUpvBAUQ6AEIKTAC#v=onepage&q=ethyllithium%20vapour%20pressure&f=false
ethyllithium has a vapour pressure of about 0.1 mmHg at 87 C