It consists of lithium cations (Li+) and hypochlorite anions (−OCl).

Doses of 500 mg/kg cause detrimental clinical signs and significant mortality in rats.

[1] The use of chlorine-based disinfectants in domestic water, although widespread, has led to some controversy because of the formation of small quantities of harmful byproducts such as chloroform.

[2] Lithium hypochlorite has been used as a fast-acting disfinectant for vinyl swimming pools.

However, due to the increasing demand for lithium in lithium-ion batteries, manufacturers have stopped producing lithium hypochlorite, making it much harder to find these days.