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Lithium methoxide is a 
compound
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with formula LiCH3O. It is the lithium salt of methanol
Methanol (also called methyl alcohol and wood spirit, amongst other names) is an organic chemical and the simplest aliphatic alcohol, with the formula C H3 O H (a methyl group linked to a hydroxyl group, often abbreviated as MeOH). It is a ...
. Like other alkali metal alkoxides, lithium methoxide adopts a polymeric structure Its solubility in common polar aprotic solvents like THF is low; however, it is soluble in methanol and is available commercially as a 10% solution.
See also
*Methoxide
In organic chemistry, methoxides are organic salts with a anion. They are the simplest alkoxides. Sodium methoxide and potassium methoxide have widespread use, though other metal-cation variants such as lithium methoxide, rubidium methoxide, ...
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