Cobalt(II) oxalate is the

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with the

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of CoC₂O₄. Like other simple inorganic oxalates, it is a

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. The oxalate

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of Co(OH₂)₂ centres. Each cobalt adopts

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. It is used in the preparation of cobalt catalysts, and cobalt metal powder for powder-metallurgical applications. It is made in process of recycling lithium-ion batteries, where the cobalt is obtained from cathode material ( LiCoO₂) by leaching with sulfuric acid and then precipitated with ammonium oxalate.

Related compounds

Many cobalt(III) oxalate complexes are known, including o(C₂O₄)₃sup>3- and o(C₂H₄(NH₂)₂)C₂O₄)₂sup>−.

References

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