Silver oxalate is a silver salt of oxalic acid with the chemical formula . It is sensitive to light, decomposing to metallic silver and carbon dioxide.
Production Silver oxalate is produced by the reaction between silver nitrate and oxalic acid, or from combining solutions of silver nitrate and sodium oxalate.E. H. E. Pietsch, A. Kotowski et al. (1975), Gmelin Handbuch der Anorganischen Chemie, Silber Teil B5, 8th edition, p. 148-149, 161
Uses It is commonly employed in experimental petrology to add carbon dioxide () to experiments as it will break down to silver (Ag) and carbon dioxide under geologic conditions.Silver Oxalate at American Elements
It is also a precursor to the production of silver nanoparticles.
Safety It is explosive upon heating around and the dry material may explode when ground.Silver Oxalate MSDS sheet at mpbio
See also Dioxane tetraketone
References
External links Synthesizing Silver Oxalate Chemical Entity Data Page