Osmium tetrabromide
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Other names
osmium(IV) bromide
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OsBr4 | |
Molar mass | 509.85 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | black solid |
Density | 5.95 g/cm3 |
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 tetrabromide is the
osmium tetrachloride
and bromine under pressure.
Structure
As determined by
technetium tetrachloride. As such, osmium is in octahedral coordination. Each osmium center bonds to four doubly bridging bromide ligands and two mutually cis terminal bromide ligands.[1]
Related compounds
OsBr3 is the only other binary osmium bromide is that has been crystallized.[2]
References
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- ISBN 9781119951438.