IUPAC-NIST Solubility Database
NIST Standard Reference Database 106


Glass Ball as Bullet Solubility System: Lithium formate with Formic acid and Water

Components:
   (1) Formic acid; CH2O2; [64-18-6]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail
   (2) Lithium formate; LiCHO2; [556-63-8]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail
   (3) Water; H2O; [7732-18-5]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail

Original Measurements:
   Shklovskaya, R.M.; Arkhipov, S.M.; Tsibulevskaya, K.A.; Kidyarov, B.I.; Kuzina, V.A., Zh. Neorg. Khim. 22, 2027 (1977).

Variables:

   Concentration = Composition at 25ºC

Prepared By:
   T. A. Ageyeva

Experimental Data:   (Notes on the Nomenclature)
(Please see footnotes following the table(s).)
  
Solubility values in the LiCHO2-CH2O2-H2O system at 25ºC.
Chemical1Mass Fraction w1100 * Mole Fraction1aChemical2Mass Fraction w2Mole Fraction2aChemical3Mass Fraction w3Mole Fraction3aSolid Phase(s)b
LiCHO230.5413.23CH2O2   00H2O69.4686.77A
LiCHO228.4012.50CH2O2  4.382.18H2O67.2285.32A
LiCHO228.0912.90CH2O210.095.23H2O61.8281.87A
LiCHO226.6912.57CH2O214.627.77H2O58.6979.66A
LiCHO225.2812.22CH2O219.2910.53H2O55.4377.25A
LiCHO224.7512.24CH2O222.4812.55H2O52.7775.21A
LiCHO224.0912.13CH2O225.3214.40H2O50.5973.47A
LiCHO223.8612.50CH2O229.9017.68H2O46.2469.82A
LiCHO223.8413.14CH2O235.3822.03H2O40.7864.83A
LiCHO223.2513.41CH2O240.5826.43H2O36.1760.16A
LiCHO222.8813.53CH2O243.3828.96H2O33.7457.51A
LiCHO223.0214.57CH2O249.5835.42H2O27.4050.50A
LiCHO223.4315.49CH2O252.9735.53H2O23.6044.98A
LiCHO223.5616.05CH2O255.3742.57H2O21.0741.38A
LiCHO225.4318.35CH2O258.0447.26H2O16.5334.39A
LiCHO226.2119.38CH2O259.1149.33H2O14.6831.29A
LiCHO227.4621.65CH2O262.5555.65H2O   9.9922.70A + B
LiCHO223.5319.30CH2O269.5864.41H2O  6.8916.29B
LiCHO225.9123.18CH2O272.8173.52H2O  1.283.30B
Notes:
   a  These values were calculated by the compilers.
   b  The solid phases are: A = LiCHO2•H2O; B = LiCHO2.

Method/Apparatus/Procedure:
   The isothermal method was used. One month was allowed for equilibration.

Source and Purity of Materials:
   Commercial c.p. grade LiCHO2 was used (m.p. = 553.2 K). It was dehydrated at 393.2 K. Commercial a.r. grade formic acid was used. Source and purity of water are not specified.

Estimated Errors:

   Temperature: The temperature was controlled to within ± 0.1 K.