7635. Potassium Hexachloroosmate(IV)

Nomenclature

CAS number: 16871-60-6
Osmium potassium chloride.
Cl6K2Os; mol wt 481.14.
Cl 44.21%, K 16.25%, Os 39.54%.
K2[OsCl6].

Description and references

Preparation: Turner et al., Anal. Chem. 30, 1708 (1958).

Properties

Dark red to almost black, cubic crystals. Freely sol in water; sparingly sol in alcohol.