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While not a normal route of preparation because of the expense, lithium metal reacts vigorously with all the halogens to form lithium halides. So, it burns with fluorine, F2, to form lithium(I) fluoride, LiF.

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The data on these compounds pages are assembled and adapted from the primary literature and several other sources including the following.

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One way to make lithium fluoride is to react the hydroxide with hydrofluoric acid. The resulting salt can then be purified by recrystallization. It can also be made by fluorination of LiCl using BrF3 at 120°C.

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