Osmium octafluoride

Osmium octafluoride is an inorganic chemical compound of osmium metal and fluorine with the chemical formula OsF8. Some sources consider it to be a still hypothetical compound. An early report of the synthesis of OsF8 was much later shown to be a mistaken identification of OsF6. Theoretical analysis indicates OsF8 would have an approximately square antiprismatic molecular geometry.

Osmium octafluoride

Approximate geometry predicted computationally
Names
IUPAC name
Octafluoroosmium
Other names
Osmium(VIII) fluoride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/8FH.Os/h8*1H;/q;;;;;;;;+8/p-8
    Key: ZTSGTWBSMBQRNE-UHFFFAOYSA-F
  • F[Os](F)(F)(F)(F)(F)(F)F
Properties
OsF8
Molar mass 342.22 g·mol−1
Structure
C2/c (4 GPa)
R3 (240 GPa)
Related compounds
Related compounds
 Xenon octafluoride
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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