In this compound, lithium is non-covalently bound to an orotate ion, rather than to a carbonate or other ion, and like other salts, dissociates in solution to produce free lithium ions.
Xeradan, lithium-ka ayaa ah mid aan si qasab ah ugu xidhnayn ion orotate, halkii laga isticmaali lahaa kaarboon ama ion kale, iyo sida cusbada kale, ayaa loo kala daadiyaa xalka si loo soo saaro ion lithium bilaash ah.