Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Lithium hexafluorophosphate is an inorganic compound with the formula LiPF6 that is commonly used salt in commercial lithium batteries. This white crystalline powder is used in commercial secondary batteries an application that exploits its high solubility in nonpolar solvents. Specifically solutions of lithium hexafluorophosphate in propylene carbonate with dimethoxyethane serves as an electrolyte in lithium batteries.