Osmium(III) chloride is an inorganic chemical compound of osmium metal and chlorine with the chemical formula OsCl3.[1][2]
Synthesis
Osmium(III) chloride can be made by a reaction of chlorine with osmium:
- 2Os + 3Cl2 → 2OsCl3
It can also be made by heating of osmium(IV) chloride:
- 2OsCl4 → 2OsCl3 + Cl2
Physical properties
Osmium(III) chloride forms black-brown crystals.[3]
Osmium(III) chloride forms a hydrate of the composition OsCl3·3H2O with dark green crystals.[4]
Uses and reactions
Osmium(III) chloride hydrate is used as a precursor material for the production of dichlorodihydridoosmium complex compounds and other compounds.[5]
It is the precursor to a variety of arene complexes.[6]
References
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- ^ Lide, David R. (19 June 2003). 1998 Freshman Achievement Award. CRC Press. p. 4-79. ISBN 978-0-8493-0594-8. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
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- ^ "Osmium(III) chloride hydrate, Thermo Scientific Chemicals | Fisher Scientific". fishersci.se. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
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- ^ Bell, Andrew G.; Koźmiński, Wiktor; Linden, Anthony; von Philipsborn, Wolfgang (1996). "187Os NMR Study of (η6-Arene)osmium(II) Complexes: Separation of Electronic and Steric Ligand Effects". Organometallics. 15 (14): 3124–3135. doi:10.1021/om960053i.