Term Name:	beryllium difluoride
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 Be(2+) 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 )