Lithium Citrate: C₆H₅Li₃O₇ • 4H₂O; mol. wt. 279.96. Anhydrous salt 74.26%, H₂O 25.74%, Li₂O 14.37%, anhydrous citric acid 68.60%. For the anhydrous: C 34.66%, H 2.42%, Li 10.01%.

White granules or cryst. powder; feebly alkaline taste; deliquesces on exposure to moist air; loses all of its water at 105°. Soluble in 1.5 parts water, slightly in alcohol. The aq. soln. is slightly alkaline to litmus. pH about 8. Keep well closed.

Use: In soft drinks. Commercially available.

Toxicity: 1 to 5 g. / day, may cause marked symptoms, vertigo, tinnitus, blurring of vision, muscular weakness, and marked tremor. Sodium-depleted patients severely affected.