Osmium(IV) chloride

Osmium(IV) chloride
Names
IUPAC name
Osmium(IV) chloride
Other names
Osmium chloride, osmium tetrachloride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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UNII
  • InChI=1S/4ClH.Os/h4*1H;/q;;;;+4/p-4
  • Cl[Os](Cl)(Cl)Cl
Properties
OsCl4
Molar mass 332.041 g/mol
Appearance red-black orthorhombic crystals
Density 4.38 g/cm3
Melting point decomposes at 323°C
reacts with water
Solubility soluble in hydrochloric acid
Structure
Orthorhombic, oS10
Cmmm, No. 65
Related compounds
Other anions
Osmium tetrabromide
Other cations
Iron(III) chloride
Ruthenium(III) chloride
Osmium(III) chloride
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(IV) chloride or osmium tetrachloride is the inorganic compound composed of osmium and chlorine with the empirical formula OsCl4. It exists in two polymorphs (crystalline forms). The compound is used to prepare other osmium complexes.