I-Oxalic acid isatshalaliswa kabanzi esitshalweni ngokwemvelo, iningi elikhona ngesimo sikasawoti oxalic acid. U-CW Scheele wakhiqiza i-oxalate okokuqala ngo-1776.

I-Oxalate iyi-asidi enamandla kunazo zonke phakathi kwe-dicarboxylic acid. Ngaphandle kokuba nezimpawu ezijwayelekile ze-carboxylic acid, futhi inempahla enciphisayo futhi inganciphisa ngobuningi i-valence manganese eyisikhombisa ibe yi-bivalent manganese. Lesi sakhiwo sivame ukusetshenziselwa ukuhlaziywa kwenani le-potanganum permanganate.

5 C2H2O4 + 2 KMnO4 + 3 H2SO4 →K2SO4 + 2 MNSO4 + 8H2O + 10 CO2;

I-Oxalic acid nayo inganciphisa i-iron trivalent ibe yi-bivalent iron. Ngenxa yokuncibilika okuphezulu kwe-iron bivalent emanzini, singasebenzisa lesi simiso ukuze sisuse ukugqwala ezingutsheni.

I-Oxalic acid ingasabela ne-phosphorus pentachloride ukuze ikhiqize i-phosphorus oxychloride. C2H2O4 + PCl5 → POCl3 + CO + CO2 + 2 HCL.

I-Oxalic acid ingasabela ngezinsimbi eziningi ukukhiqiza usawoti oxalic acid. Ngokungeziwe kusawoti wensimbi ye-alkali kanye nosawoti we-iron bivalent kanye nosawoti osele oxalic acid ongancibiliki kahle emanzini. Omunye usawoti wensimbi, nakuba ungancibiliki kahle emanzini, ungenza izinto eziyinkimbinkimbi ezincibilika emanzini.

I-Fe2 (C2O4) 3 + 3 K2C2O4 + 6 H2O →2 K3 [Fe (C2O4) 3] • 6 H2O.

Lapho kushisa, insimbi ye-alkali kanye ne-alkaline yomhlaba yensimbi i-oxalic acid usawoti ingalahlekelwa yi-carbon monoxide futhi yakhe ama-carbonates ane-carbonate eqhubeka nokuba ngaphansi kokushisisa ukuze aphinde aboliswe abe yi-oxide ne-carbon dioxide. I-oxalic acid usawoti we-nickel, i-cobalt nesiliva ekugcineni ingakhiqiza insimbi esikhundleni se-nonmetal oxide.

Imikhiqizo ebolayo ye-oxalate yi-carbon dioxide, i-carbon monoxide namanzi.

I-oxalate ne-oxalic acid usawoti anobuthi. Amagundane, ngokuphathwa ngomlomo, ane-LD50 ye-2000 ~ 4000 mg/kg.