| Term Name: | beryllium difluoride |
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| Synonyms: | Be2F4, BeF2, Beryllium fluoride, Berylliumfluorid |
| Definition: | The fluoride salt of beryllium (+2 oxidation state). In the solid state it exists as a glass, with four-coordinate Be2+ tetrahedral centres and two-coordinate fluoride centres. As a gas it adopts a linear triatomic structure and in the liquid state a fluctuating tetrahedral structure. In protein crystallography it is used as a mimic of phosphate. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:49499] ( EBI ) |