Beryllium oxalate

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| CASNo = 3173-18-0

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| SMILES = [Be+2].C(=O)(C(=O)[O-])[O-]

| InChI = 1S/C2H2O4.Be/c3-1(4)2(5)6;/h(H,3,4)(H,5,6);/q;+2/p-2

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| Formula = {{chem|C|2|Be|O|4}}

| MolarMass = 97.03{{cite web |title=BERYLLIUM OXALATE |url=https://www.chemicalbook.com/ChemicalProductProperty_EN_CB2393953.htm |publisher=chemicalbook.com |access-date=15 June 2021}}

| Appearance = Transparent crystals

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| BoilingPtC = 365.1

| Solubility = Soluble}}

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| FlashPtC = 188.8{{cite web |title=beryllium,oxalate |url=https://www.chemsrc.com/en/cas/3173-18-0_429704.html |publisher=chemsrc.com |access-date=15 June 2021 |language=en}}

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| OtherCompounds = Calcium oxalate
Sodium oxalate
Magnesium oxalate
Strontium oxalate
Barium oxalate
Iron(II) oxalate
Iron(III) oxalate
Lithium oxalate
Praseodymium oxalate

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Beryllium oxalate is an inorganic compound, a salt of beryllium metal and oxalic acid with the chemical formula {{chem|C|2|Be|O|4}}.{{cite book |last1=Novoselova |first1=Aleksandra Vasilʹevna |last2=Bat︠s︡anova |first2=Li︠u︡dmila Rafailovna |title=Analytical Chemistry of Beryllium |date=1969 |publisher=Ann Arbor-Humphrey Science Publishers |page=25 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2mBNAAAAMAAJ&q=beryllium+oxalate |access-date=15 June 2021 |language=en}} It forms colorless crystals, dissolves in water, and also forms crystalline hydrates. The compound is used to prepare ultra-pure beryllium oxide{{cite journal |last1=Dollimore |first1=David |last2=Konieczay |first2=Julie L. |title=The thermal decomposition of beryllium oxalate and related materials |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0040603198003402 |journal=Thermochimica Acta |access-date=15 June 2021 |pages=155–163 |language=en |doi=10.1016/S0040-6031(98)00340-2 |date=1998-09-07|volume=318 |issue=1–2 |url-access=subscription }} by thermal decomposition.{{cite book |last1=Walsh |first1=Kenneth A. |title=Beryllium Chemistry and Processing |date=2009-01-01 |publisher=ASM International |isbn=978-0-87170-721-5 |page=125 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3-GbhmSfyeYC&dq=beryllium+oxalate&pg=PA125 |access-date=15 June 2021 |language=en}}