Chemistry:Lithium phosphide

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Lithium phosphide
Names
Other names
Trilithium phosphide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 235-020-0
Properties
Li3P
Molar mass 51.79 g·mol−1
Appearance Red-brown crystals
Density 1.43
Structure
cubic
Related compounds
Other cations
Scandium phosphide
Lanthanum phosphide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Lithium phosphide is an inorganic compound of lithium and phosphorus with the chemical formula Li3P.[1][2]

Synthesis

Heating white phosphorus and lithium in an argon atmosphere:[3]

[math]\ce{ 12Li + P_4 -> 4Li3P }[/math]

Reaction of monolithium phosphide and lithium:

[math]\ce{ LiP + 2Li -> Li3P }[/math]

Physical properties

Lithium phosphide forms red-brown crystals of hexagonal systems, space group P63/mmc,[4] cell parameters a = 0.4264 nm, c = 0.7579 nm, Z = 2.[5][6]

Chemical properties

The compound can react with water to release phosphine:[7]

[math]\ce{ Li3P + 3H2O -> 3LiOH + PH3 }[/math]

Uses

The compound is proposed to be used as a potential electrolyte for solid-state devices.[8]

References

  1. "Lithium Phosphide" (in en). American Elements. https://www.americanelements.com/lithium-phosphide-12057-29-3. 
  2. (in en) Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Chemical Substance Inventory. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1979. p. 9. https://books.google.com/books?id=EwXoYmUt_B0C&dq=lithium+phosphide+Li3P&pg=RA1-PA46. Retrieved 10 December 2021. 
  3. Nazri, Gholamabbas (1 April 1989). "Preparation, structure and ionic conductivity of lithium phosphide". Solid State Ionics 34 (1–2): 97–102. doi:10.1016/0167-2738(89)90438-4. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0167273889904384. 
  4. "mp-736: Li3P (hexagonal, P6_3/mmc, 194)". materialsproject.org. https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-736/. 
  5. Seel, Max; Pandey, Ravi (1990). "Band Structure and Electronic Properties of Lithium Phosphide Li3P" (in en). MRS Proceedings 210. doi:10.1557/PROC-210-155. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/mrs-online-proceedings-library-archive/article/abs/band-structure-and-electronic-properties-of-lithium-phosphide-li3p/1568CFF750019D7E79D485BDD4EAB752. Retrieved 10 December 2021. 
  6. Donnay, Joseph Désiré Hubert (1963) (in en). Crystal Data; Determinative Tables. American Crystallographic Association. p. 765. https://books.google.com/books?id=x5ghAQAAMAAJ&dq=lithium+phosphide+Li3P&pg=PA765. Retrieved 10 December 2021. 
  7. Dong, Yongkwan; DiSalvo, Francis J. (15 April 2007). "Reinvestigation of trilithium phosphide, Li 3 P". Acta Crystallographica Section E 63 (4): i97–i98. doi:10.1107/S1600536807008422. http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S1600536807008422. 
  8. Wan, Chaoying; Huang, Xingyi; Bowen, Chris (23 June 2021) (in en). Two-dimensional Inorganic Nanomaterials for Conductive Polymer Nanocomposites. Royal Society of Chemistry. ISBN 978-1-83916-260-2. https://books.google.com/books?id=r7k0EAAAQBAJ&dq=lithium+phosphide+Li3P&pg=PT222. Retrieved 10 December 2021.