Osmium(III) tribromide is a binary
inorganic compound
An inorganic compound is typically a chemical compound that lacks carbon–hydrogen bondsthat is, a compound that is not an organic compound. The study of inorganic compounds is a subfield of chemistry known as ''inorganic chemistry''.
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with the chemical formula .
Synthesis
Decomposition of
osmium tetrabromide
Osmium tetrabromide is the inorganic compound with the formula OsBr4. A black solid, this compound can be produced by heating osmium tetrachloride and bromine under pressure.
Structure
As determined by X-ray crystallography, osmium tetrabromide i ...
under vacuum heating:
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Physical properties
The compound forms dark-grey crystals. Insoluble in water.
References
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Bromides
Platinum group halides
Osmium compounds
Metal halides