Beryllium oxalate

Beryllium oxalate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/C2H2O4.Be/c3-1(4)2(5)6;/h(H,3,4)(H,5,6);/q;+2/p-2
    Key: XQZGLPVUHKSNBQ-UHFFFAOYSA-L
  • [Be+2].C(=O)(C(=O)[O-])[O-]
Properties
C
2BeO
4
Molar mass 97.03[1]
Appearance Transparent crystals
Boiling point 365.1 °C (689.2 °F; 638.2 K)
Soluble
Hazards
Flash point 188.8[2] °C (371.8 °F; 461.9 K)
Related compounds
Related compounds
 Calcium oxalate
Sodium oxalate
Magnesium oxalate
Strontium oxalate
Barium oxalate
Iron(II) oxalate
Iron(III) oxalate
Lithium oxalate
Praseodymium oxalate
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Beryllium oxalate is an inorganic compound, a salt of beryllium metal and oxalic acid with the chemical formula C
2BeO
4.[3] It forms colorless crystals, dissolves in water, and also forms crystalline hydrates. The compound is used to prepare ultra-pure beryllium oxide[4] by thermal decomposition.[5]

  1. ^ "BERYLLIUM OXALATE". chemicalbook.com. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  2. ^ "beryllium,oxalate". chemsrc.com. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  3. ^ Novoselova, Aleksandra Vasilʹevna; Bat︠s︡anova, Li︠u︡dmila Rafailovna (1969). Analytical Chemistry of Beryllium. Ann Arbor-Humphrey Science Publishers. p. 25. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  4. ^ Dollimore, David; Konieczay, Julie L. (1998-09-07). "The thermal decomposition of beryllium oxalate and related materials". Thermochimica Acta. 318 (1–2): 155–163. doi:10.1016/S0040-6031(98)00340-2. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  5. ^ Walsh, Kenneth A. (2009-01-01). Beryllium Chemistry and Processing. ASM International. p. 125. ISBN 978-0-87170-721-5. Retrieved 15 June 2021.