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Osmium dioxide

Osmium dioxide
Osmium (IV) Oxide
Names
IUPAC name
Osmium dioxide
Other names
Osmium(IV) oxide
Identifiers
PubChem CID
Properties
OsO2
Molar mass 222.229 g/mol
Appearance black or yellow brown
Density 11.4 g/cm3
Melting point 500 °C (932 °F; 773 K) (decomposes)
Related compounds
Related osmium oxides
Osmium tetroxide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Osmium dioxide is an inorganic compound with the formula OsO2. It exists as brown to black crystalline powder, but single crystals are golden and exhibit metallic conductivity. The compound crystallizes in the rutile structural motif, i.e. the connectivity is very similar to that in the mineral rutile.

OsO2 can be obtained by the reaction of osmium with a variety of oxidizing agents, including, sodium chlorate, osmium tetroxide, and nitric oxide at about 600 °C. Using chemical transport, one can obtain large crystals of OsO2, sized up to 7x5x3 mm3. Single crystals show metallic resistivity of ~15 μΩ cm. A typical transport agent is O
2
via the reversible formation of volatile OsO4:

OsO2 does not dissolve in water but is attacked by dilute hydrochloric acid. The crystals have rutile structure. Unlike osmium tetroxide, OsO2 is not toxic.


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