Description

Lithium Terephthalate is an organolithium salt of terephthalic acid, serving as a key precursor material in advanced energy storage technologies. Its significance lies in its role as a promising anode material for next-generation lithium-ion batteries, offering potential improvements in capacity and stability. This compound is primarily needed by researchers and manufacturers in the battery materials, energy storage, and advanced materials sectors for developing high-performance electrochemical systems.

Application

• Lithium-Ion Battery Anode Material: Investigated as a high-capacity, organic electrode material for next-generation batteries.
• Electrochemical Research: Used as a model compound in academic and industrial R&D for studying organic electrode mechanisms.
• Energy Storage Material Synthesis: Serves as a critical precursor or intermediate in the synthesis of novel organic and metal-organic electrode materials.
• Coordination Chemistry: Employed in the preparation of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) or coordination polymers due to its dicarboxylate structure.
• Polymer Modification: Can be used to introduce lithium ions into polymer matrices for specialty material applications.

Basic Information

Product Name	Lithium Terephthalate
CAS No.	42596-02-1
Molecular Formula	C8H4Li2O4
Molecular Weight	173.96 g/mol
Synonyms	1,4-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, dilithium salt; Terephthalic acid dilithium salt; Dilithium terephthalate; p-Phthalic acid dilithium salt; Li2TP; Li2C8H4O4; Dilithium 1,4-benzenedicarboxylate
EINECS	Contact for details

Quality Control

Our Lithium Terephthalate is produced under controlled conditions and undergoes rigorous analytical testing to ensure batch-to-batch consistency and high purity suitable for research and development applications. Quality is verified against established in-house specifications. A Certificate of Analysis (COA) detailing purity, identity, and impurity profiles is provided with each shipment.

Storage

Preserve in a tightly closed container, protected from light. Store in a cool, dry, and well-ventilated area. Due to its hygroscopic nature, the container should be kept tightly sealed in a dry environment to prevent moisture absorption. Recommended storage temperature is 15-25°C.

Specification

Item	Specification
Appearance	White to off-white powder
Identification (IR)	Conforms to structure
Assay (Lithium Terephthalate)	≥ 98.0%
Moisture Content (KF)	≤ 2.0%
Heavy Metals (as Pb)	≤ 20 ppm
Particle Size (D50)	Contact for details

Note: Specifications can be tailored. Please contact us for the detailed technical data sheet of a specific grade.