Lithium permanganate is an
inorganic compound
An inorganic compound is typically a chemical compound that lacks carbon–hydrogen bondsthat is, a compound that is not an organic compound. The study of inorganic compounds is a subfield of chemistry known as ''inorganic chemistry''.
Inorgan ...
with the
chemical formula
A chemical formula is a way of presenting information about the chemical proportions of atoms that constitute a particular chemical compound or molecule, using chemical element symbols, numbers, and sometimes also other symbols, such as pare ...
LiMnO
4. It can be produced by the reaction of
lithium sulfate and
barium permanganate, and the trihydrate LiMnO
4·3H
2O can be crystallized from the solution. It decomposes violently at 199 °C to a mixture of
spinel
Spinel () is the magnesium/aluminium member of the larger spinel group of minerals. It has the formula in the cubic crystal system. Its name comes from the Latin word , a diminutive form of ''spine,'' in reference to its pointed crystals.
Prop ...
salts:
:
References
{{Permanganates
Lithium salts
Permanganates