Osmium dioxide
| Osmium dioxide | ||
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| IUPAC name Osmium dioxide | ||
| Other names Osmium(IV) oxide | ||
| Identifiers | ||
| CAS number | 12036-02-1  | |
| PubChem | 187574 | |
| Properties | ||
| Molecular formula | OsO2 | |
| Molar mass | 222.229 g/mol | |
| Appearance | black or yellow brown | |
| Density | 11.4 g/cm3 | |
| Melting point | 500 °C (decomposes) | |
| Related compounds | ||
| Related osmium oxides | Osmium tetroxide | |
(verify) (what is: / ?)Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa) | ||
| Infobox references | ||
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.
Preparation
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.[1][2] Using chemical transport, one can obtain large crystals of OsO2, sized up to 7x5x3 mm3. Single crystals show metallic resistivity of ~15 μΩ cm. Typical transport agent is O
2 via the reversibly formation of volatile OsO4:[3]
- OsO2 + O2
OsO4
Reactions
OsO2 does not dissolve in water but is attacked by dilute hydrochloric acid.[4][5] The crystals have rutile structure.[6] Unlike osmium tetroxide, OsO2 is not toxic.[7]
References
- ↑ A. F. Holleman and E. Wiberg (2001). Inorganic chemistry. Academic Press. p. 1465. ISBN 0-12-352651-5.
- ↑ Thiele G., Woditsch P. (1969). "Neutronenbeugungsuntersuchungen am Osmium(IV)-oxid". Journal of the Less Common Metals 17 (4): 459. doi:10.1016/0022-5088(69)90074-5.
- ↑ D. B. Rogers, S. R. Butler, R. D. Shannon “Single Crystals of Transition-Metal Dioxides” Inorganic Syntheses, 1972, volume XIV, p. 135-145 doi:10.1002/9780470132449.ch27
- ↑ J. E. Greedan, D. B. Willson, T. E. Haas (1968). "Metallic nature of osmium dioxide". Inorg. Chem. 7 (11): 2461–2463. doi:10.1021/ic50069a059.
- ↑ Yen, P (2004). "Growth and characterization of OsO
2 single crystals". Journal of Crystal Growth 262 (1-4): 271. doi:10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2003.10.021. - ↑ Boman C.E.; Danielsen, Jacob; Haaland, Arne; Jerslev, Bodil; Schäffer, Claus Erik; Sunde, Erling; Sørensen, Nils Andreas (1970). "Precision Determination of the Crystal Structure of Osmium Dioxide". Acta Chemica Scandinavica 24: 123–128. doi:10.3891/acta.chem.scand.24-0123.
- ↑ Smith, I.C., B.L. Carson, and T.L. Ferguson (1974). "Osmium: An appraisal of environmental exposure.". Env Health Perspect (Brogan &) 8: 201–213. doi:10.2307/3428200. JSTOR 3428200. PMC 1474945. PMID 4470919.
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