Pyruvic Acid Lithium Salt
[CAS# 2922-61-4]

Identification

• Name: Pyruvic Acid Lithium Salt
• Synonyms: Lithium Pyruvate; Propanoic Acid, 2-Oxo-, Lithium Salt
• Molecular Formula: C₃H₃LiO₃
• Molecular Weight: 94.00
• CAS Registry Number: 2922-61-4
• EINECS: 220-872-8
• SMILES: CC(C(=O)[O-])=O.[Li+]
• InChI: 1S/C3H4O3.Li/c1-2(4)3(5)6;/h1H3,(H,5,6);/q;+1/p-1
• InChIKey: OFJHGWPRBMPXCX-UHFFFAOYSA-M

Properties

• Boiling point: 165°C at 760 mmHg (Cal.)
• Flash point: 54.3°C (Cal.)

References

• (1): Jianfeng Zhu, Amanda J. Geris and Gang Wu. Solid-state 17O NMR as a sensitive probe of keto and gem-diol forms of α-keto acid derivatives, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2009, 11, 6972.