Osmium octafluoride explained

Osmium octafluoride is an inorganic chemical compound of osmium metal and fluorine with the chemical formula .^{[1] [2]} Some sources consider it to be a still hypothetical compound.^[3] An early report of the synthesis of was much later shown to be a mistaken identification of .^[4] Theoretical analysis indicates would have an approximately square antiprismatic molecular geometry.^[5]

Potential synthesis

Rapid cooling of fluorine and osmium reaction products:^[6]

Notes and References

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2. Book: Macintyre . Jane E. . Dictionary of Inorganic Compounds . 23 July 1992 . . 978-0-412-30120-9 . 3247 . 30 March 2023 . en.
3. Book: Haupt . Axel . Organic and Inorganic Fluorine Chemistry: Methods and Applications . 22 March 2021 . . 978-3-11-065933-7 . 258 . 30 March 2023 . en.
4. Riedel . S. . Kaupp . M. . The highest oxidation states of the transition metal elements . . 30 Jul 2009 . 253 . 5–6 . 10.1016/j.ccr.2008.07.014 . 606–624 .
5. Where Is the Limit of Highly Fluorinated High-Oxidation-State Osmium Species? . Sebastian . Riedel . Martin . Kaupp . . 2006 . 45 . 26 . 10497–10502 . 10.1021/ic061054y . 17173405 .
6. Book: Satya . Prakash . Advanced Chemistry of Rare Elements . 2013 . S. Chand Publishing . 978-81-219-4254-6 . 612 . 30 March 2023 . en.