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|Section2= |Section3= |Section7= |Section8= }} Osmium tetroxide (also osmium(VIII) oxide) is the chemical compound with the formula OsO4. The compound is noteworthy for its many uses, despite the rarity of osmium. It also has a number of interesting properties, one being that the solid is volatile. The compound is colourless, but most samples appear yellow. This is most likely due to the presence of the impurity OsO2, which is yellow-brown in colour.〔Cotton and Wilkinson, Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, p.1002〕 ==Physical properties== Osmium(VIII) oxide forms monoclinic crystals.〔〔 It has a characteristic acrid chlorine-like odor. The element name osmium is derived from ''osme'', Greek for ''odor''. OsO4 is volatile: it sublimes at room temperature. It is soluble in a wide range of organic solvents. It is also moderately soluble in water, with which it reacts reversibly to form osmic acid (see below). ''Pure'' osmium(VIII) oxide is probably colourless and it has been suggested that its yellow hue is due to osmium dioxide (OsO2) impurities. The osmium tetroxide molecule is tetrahedral and therefore non-polar. This nonpolarity helps OsO4 penetrate charged cell membranes. OsO4 is 518 times more soluble in carbon tetrachloride than in water. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Osmium tetroxide」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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