Lamellar Compound of Sodium with Graphite
β Scribed by ASHER, R. C.; WILSON, S. A.
- Book ID
- 109597519
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 1958
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 228 KB
- Volume
- 181
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-0836
- DOI
- 10.1038/181409a0
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## Solutions of lithium or sodium in hexamethylphosphoramide react with graphite to give ternary lamellar compounds, with "ideal" formulas Li(S)C,, and Na(S)C,, respectively, where (S) represents a molecule of solvent. Since the solutions of the alkali metals are relatively unstable, the reaction