Lithium polonide

Lithium polonide is a chemical compound with the formula Li₂Po. It is a polonide, a set of very chemically stable compounds of polonium.^[2][3]

Lithium polonide

Crystal structure of lithium polonide __ Li+     __ Po2-
Names
Preferred IUPAC name Lithium polonide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
InChI InChI=1S/2Li.Po/q2*+1;-2
SMILES [Li+].[Li+].[Po-2]
Properties
Chemical formula	Li2Po
Molar mass	222.86 g/mol
Appearance	greyish[1]
Related compounds
Other anions	Lithium oxide Lithium sulfide Lithium selenide Lithium telluride
Other cations	Polonium hydride Sodium polonide Potassium polonide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Production

Lithium polonide may be produced from a redox reaction between aqueous polonium hydride and lithium metal^[2][3] or from an acid-base reaction of H₂Po with strong lithium-containing bases:

H₂Po + 2 Li → Li₂Po + H₂

It may also be produced by heating lithium and polonium together at 300–400 °C.^[1]

Crystal structure

Like sodium polonide, lithium polonide has the antifluorite structure.^[2][3]