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CHEBI:62842 - beryllium oxide

ChEBI IDCHEBI:62842
ChEBI Nameberyllium oxide
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DefinitionA beryllium molecular entity consisting of beryllium (+2 oxidation state) and oxide in the ratio 1:1. In the solid state, BeO adopts the hexagonal wurtzite structure form while in the vapour phase, it is present as discrete diatomic covalent molecules.
Last Modified19 September 2016
SubmitterSteve
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FormulaBeO
Net Charge0
Average Mass25.011
Monoisotopic Mass25.00710
SMILES[Be]=[O]
InChIInChI=1S/Be.O
InChIKeyLTPBRCUWZOMYOC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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Roles Classification
Biological Role:
carcinogenic agent  A role played by a chemical compound which is known to induce a process of carcinogenesis by corrupting normal cellular pathways, leading to the acquistion of tumoral capabilities.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
beryllium oxide (CHEBI:62842) has role carcinogenic agent (CHEBI:50903)
beryllium oxide (CHEBI:62842) is a beryllium molecular entity (CHEBI:33780)
beryllium oxide (CHEBI:62842) is a metal oxide (CHEBI:133331)
IUPAC Name 
oxoberyllium
Synonyms  Source
BeOChEBI
BerylliaChemIDplus
Beryllium monoxideChemIDplus
Manual XrefsDatabases
Beryllium_oxideWikipedia
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:3902801Reaxys
CAS:1304-56-9ChemIDplus
CAS:1304-56-9NIST Chemistry WebBook
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