A chemical compound containing two oxalate groups or derived from a reaction involving two oxalate ions.
From bi- 'two' + oxalate (from oxalic acid, originally from oxalis plant). The chemical prefix indicates two oxalate units are present in the molecule.
Binoxalates are important in coordination chemistry—they show how metal ions can grab onto organic molecules in predictable ways, which chemists exploit to create everything from pharmaceuticals to industrial catalysts.
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