Osmium tetroxide

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Name (Latin)
Osmium tetroxide
Other forms of name
Milas' reagent
Osmic acid
Osmic acid anhydride
Osmium oxide
Osmium tetraoxide
Tetraoxoosmium
See Also From tracing topical name
Osmium compounds
Oxides
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q422021
Library of congress: sh2007005729
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: Valliant-Saunders, K. Oxidation of tertiary silanes by osmium tetroxide, 2006.
  • McGraw-Hill encyc. of science & technology online, July 20, 2007(osmic acid anhydride; OsO4. Also known as osmium oxide; osmium tetroxide)
  • Wikipedia, July 20, 2007(Osmium tetroxide is the chemical compound with the formula OsO4; systematic name: Osmium tetraoxide, Osmium (VIII) oxide, Osmic acid)
  • MeSH browser, July 20, 2007(Osmium Tetroxide; (T-4)-Osmium oxide (OsO4). A highly toxic and volatile oxide of osmium used in industry as an oxidizing agent. It is also used as a histological fixative and stain and as a synovectomy agent in arthritic joints. Its vapor can cause eye, skin, and lung damage; entry term: Osmic Acid)
  • Factsheets on chemical and biological warfare agents, via WWW, July 20, 2007(Osmium Tetroxide; synonyms: Milas' reagent, Osmic acid anhydride, Osmium oxide, Osmium (IV) oxide, Osmium tetraoxide, Tetraoxoosmium)