Chemistry:Osmium(IV) fluoride

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Osmium(IV) fluoride
Names
Other names
Osmium tetrafluoride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
Properties
F4Os
Molar mass 266.22 g·mol−1
Appearance yellow crystals
Melting point 230 °C (446 °F; 503 K)
reacts with water
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) fluoride is an inorganic chemical compound of osmium metal and fluorine with the chemical formula OsF
4
.[1][2]

Synthesis

Passing fluorine over heated osmium at 280 °C:

Os + 2F
2
→ OsF
4

Reaction products can be contaminated with other osmium fluorides.

Physical properties

Osmium(IV) fluoride compound forms yellow hygroscopic crystals.

Chemical properties

Osmium(IV) fluoride reacts with water.[3]

OsF
4
+ 2H
2
O → OsO
2
+ 4HF

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