Molecule
Name
Oxalate ion
IUPAC name
Ethanedioate
Secondary names
Oxalate anion, Ethanedioate, Oxalic acid dianion, Ethanedioic acid dianion
InChI
InChI=1S/C2H2O4/c3-1(4)2(5)6/h(H,3,4)(H,5,6)/p-2
InChI key
MUBZPKHOEPUJKR-UHFFFAOYSA-L
CAS number
338-70-5
Formula
$C_2O_4^{2-}$
Chemical formula
C2O4-2
Structural formula
C(=O)(C(=O)[O-])[O-]
Charge
-2
Unpaired electrons
0
  Atom Name Number
$C$ Carbon 2
$O$ Oxygen 2
$O^-$ Oxide anion 2
Relations
  • no
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
Molar mass
88.019 $g/mol$
Protic
aprotic
Polarity
ionic
Molecule symmetry
unknown
Case
nonlinear-polyatomic
Chemical functions
  Function Number
$R-C(=O)-O^-$ 2
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
$\eqslantgtr C-C\eqslantless$ 1
$>C=O$ 2
$\eqslantgtr C-O^-$ 2