What is Lithium azide?
[[File:Lithium-azide-unit-cell-3D-balls.png|thumb|right|Chemical structure of lithium azide]] '''Lithium azide''' is the [[lithium salt]] of [[hydrazoic acid]]. It is an [[Chemical stability|unstable]] and toxic compound. It [[Decomposition|decomposes]] into [[lithium]] and [[nitrogen]] when heated. ==Preparation== It can be made by [[metathesis]] reaction between [[sodium azide]] and [[lithium nitrate]] or [[lithium sulfate]] solutions.<ref>{{Cite web|title=λ » LambdaSyn – Darstellung von Lithiumazid|url=http://www.lambdasyn.org/synfiles/lithiumazid.htm|access-date=2020-09-19|website=www.lambdasyn.org}}</ref> It can also be made by reacting lithium sulfate with [[barium azide]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=IUPAC-NIST Solubility Data Series. 79. Alkali and Alkaline Earth Metal Pseudohalides|url=http://nist.gov/data/PDFfiles/jpcrd643.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201075248/http://nist.gov/data/PDFfiles/jpcrd643.pdf|archive-date=2018-02-01|access-date=|website=nist.gov}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{chemistry-stub}} [[Category:Lithium compounds]] [[Category:Nitrogen compounds]]