
%0 Journal Article
%A Colton, R 
%A Farthing, RH 
%T Oxide chlorides of osmium
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1968/03/01
%V 21
%N 3
%P 589-593
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9680589
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9680589 
%X The product obtained by the reduction of osmium tetraoxide in hydrochloric acid solution, followed by evaporation to dryness, has been shown to be p-oxo-hexachlorodiosmium(1V), Os2Ocl6. Infrared, magnetic, and mass spectrometric evidence are presented to substantiate this formulation. Salts of the p-oxo-decachloro-diosmate(1V) ion are readily isolated from hydrochloric acid solutions of the oxide chloride. Unsuccessful attempts were made to repeat the preparation of the compound said to be p-oxo-octachlorodiosmium(v). Reduction of osmium tetraoxide with thionyl chloride was shown to give osmium tetrachloride. 
