Lithium nitride Wikipedia
Lithium nitride is prepared by direct combination of elemental lithium with nitrogen gas: 6 Li + N 2 → 2 Li 3 N. Instead of burning lithium metal in an atmosphere of nitrogen, a solution of lithium in liquid sodium metal can be treated with N 2. Lithium nitride reacts violently with water to produce ammonia: Li 3 N + 3 H 2 O → 3 LiOH + NH 3