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Chemical data
- Formula
- BeCl2
- Molecular weight
- 79.92 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- beryllium dichloride
- SMILES
- [Be+2].[Cl-].[Cl-]
- InChIKey
- LWBPNIJBHRISSS-UHFFFAOYSA-L
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
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- Commons category
- Beryllium chloride
- chemical formula
- BeCl₂
- crystal system
- hexagonal crystal system
- melting point
- 415
- canonical SMILES
- [Be+2].[Cl-].[Cl-]
- NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
- 0054
- boiling point
- 547
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Encyclopedic overview
Beryllium chloride is an inorganic compound with the formula BeCl2. It is a colourless, hygroscopic solid that dissolves well in many polar solvents. Its properties are similar to those of aluminium chloride, due to beryllium's diagonal relationship with aluminium.
Structure and synthesis
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