Lithium sulfide

<h2 id="preparation">Preparation</h2>
<p>Lithium sulfide is prepared by treating lithium with sulfur.  This reaction is conveniently conducted in <a href="/facts/Anhydrous_ammonia/MtLtJFtz">anhydrous ammonia</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a>
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2 Li + S  → Li2S
<p>The THF-soluble <a href="/facts/Triethylborane/qLlyzN2r">triethylborane</a> adduct of lithium sulfide can be generated using <a href="/facts/Superhydride/6kWKrvwn">superhydride</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a>
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<h2 id="reactions-and-applications">Reactions and applications</h2>
<p>Lithium sulfide has been considered for use in <a href="/facts/Lithium%E2%80%93sulfur_battery/RPo9joIf">lithium–sulfur batteries</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a>
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<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>
<ul><li><a href="http://loradchemical.com/sulf/lithium-sulfide.html">Lithium Sulfide</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>Greenwood, N. N.; & Earnshaw, A. (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd Edn.), Oxford:Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 0-7506-3365-4. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" target="_blank">/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>Rankin, D. W. H. (1974). "Digermanyl Sulfide". Inorg. Synth. 15: 182–84. doi:10.1002/9780470132463.ch40. ISBN 978-0-470-13246-3. <a href="978-0-470-13246-3" target="_blank">978-0-470-13246-3</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:3"><p>Gladysz, J. A.; Wong, V. K.; Jick, B. G. (1979). "New Methodology for the Introduction of Sulfur into Organic Molecules. Synthesis of Anhydrous Dilithium Dulfide, Dilithium Disulfide and Lithium Thiolates by Lithium Triethylborohydride Reduction of Elemental Sulfur and Disulfides". Tetrahedron. 35: 2329–2335. doi:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)93746-9. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" target="_blank">/wiki/Doi_(identifier)</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:4"><p>"Battery claims greater capacity than lithium ion". Electronics Weekly. 12 July 2005. Retrieved 2005-09-16. <a href="http://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2005/07/12/35830/Batteryclaimsgreatercapacitythanlithiumion.htm" target="_blank">http://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2005/07/12/35830/Batteryclaimsgreatercapacitythanlithiumion.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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Lithium sulfide open-in-new

Lithium sulfide