Product name:Osmium tetroxide
CAS: 20816-12-0
Molecular Formula: OsO4
Molecular Weight: 254.20
Product description:White or light yellow crystal, have similar to the smell of chlorine. Slightly soluble in water, soluble in ammonia water, but soluble in ethanol, ether, carbon tetrachloride and other organic solvents. Used as oxidant and catalyst. Are usually made of metal osmium react with oxygen under the condition of heating system, highly volatile.Below boiling point, began to sublimation. Slightly soluble in water, aqueous solution is neutral, but soluble in strong alkali yellow. Is a kind of antioxidant, can and hydroiodic acid oxidation.Used for microbiology reagent, according to insurance material, incandescent lamp shade, catalyst, antioxidant and biology in the fixative gas.