Lithium tetrahydridogallate information

Lithium tetrahydridogallate
Names
	IUPAC name Lithium tetrahydridogallate(III)
	Other names Lithium gallium hydride ; Lithium tetrahydrogallate
Identifiers
CAS Number	17836-90-7 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	25945327;
	InChI InChI=1S/Ga.Li.4H/q-1;+1;;;; Key: FRRLJROQAGRKMM-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES [Li+].[GaH4-];
Properties
Chemical formula	LiGaH4
Molar mass	80.7 g/mol
Appearance	white crystals (pure samples)
Melting point	70 °C (158 °F; 343 K) (decomposes)
Solubility in water	Reacts
Related compounds
Related hydride	Gallium hydride; Sodium tetrahydridogallate; Potassium tetrahydridogallate; Cesium tetrahydridogallate
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Lithium tetrahydridogallate is the inorganic compound with formula LiGaH₄. It is a white solid similar to but less thermally robust than lithium aluminium hydride.^[1]

^ N. N. Greenwood et alter (1968). Cambridge University Press (ed.). New Pathways in Inorganic Chemistry.

[NNG-1] N. N. Greenwood et alter (1968). Cambridge University Press (ed.). New Pathways in Inorganic Chemistry.

Names

IUPAC name Lithium tetrahydridogallate(III)
Other names Lithium gallium hydride Lithium tetrahydrogallate
Identifiers
CAS Number	17836-90-7^Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	25945327
InChI InChI=1S/Ga.Li.4H/q-1;+1;;;; Key: FRRLJROQAGRKMM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES [Li+].[GaH4-]
Properties
Chemical formula	LiGaH₄
Molar mass	80.7 g/mol
Appearance	white crystals (pure samples)
Melting point	70 °C (158 °F; 343 K) (decomposes)
Solubility in water	Reacts
Related compounds
Related hydride	Gallium hydride Sodium tetrahydridogallate Potassium tetrahydridogallate Cesium tetrahydridogallate
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references