Talk:Osmium tetroxide

News sources
Anome, you changed the line I added to suggest that is just ABC reporting on this threat... but Google News shows that everyone is reporting it now. Is ABC the sole originator of the story? Pete/Pcb21 (talk) 12:06, 6 Apr 2004 (UTC)


 * To answer my own question, most reports do simply refer to ABC, except the BBC, which seems to imply it has further information. Pete/Pcb21 (talk) 12:09, 6 Apr 2004 (UTC)

Page name
This is a bit late, but is osmium(VIII) oxide really a better name for this page than osmium tetroxide or osmium tetraoxide? Physchim62 (talk) 15:14, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
 * I support renaming this page, I would go all the way - osmium tetroxide.--Smokefoot 22:14, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
 * That was its old name, before someone moved it... Physchim62 (talk) 16:18, 26 July 2006 (UTC)


 * I would also go for Osmium tetroxide. It is unambiguous, more decriptive of structure than osmium(VIII) oxide, and it is what people call this thing when they talk about it, or use it in an equation. ChemistHans 19:01, 23 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Add me to the list of people who would prefer this page to be called osmium tetroxide. That's what everyone calls it!


 * Ben 19:04, 23 August 2007 (UTC)


 * I renamed it. Everyone's a winner.


 * Ben 19:06, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

Refining
Interesting. I've looked at the citation and what is stated here is, indeed, a faithful reproduction of the citation. Not how its done though; the citation is a garbled combination of two different methods. Bulk native ore is roasted in a tube furnace while drawing air over the heated material generating OsO4 directly which is dissolved in aqueous NaOH in bubblers. The solution is saturated with KOH then methanol or ethanol added to precipitate Potassium Osmate as a violet powder. Having recovered the majority of the Os in this way the remaining material is roasted in Chlorine to produce anhydrous IrCl3 as a prelude to porcessing the ore for the Ir. Any remaining Os is usually ignored as there is little market for it. In the case of Aqua Regia insolubles, they are fused with NaOH and Na2O2 in a 3% Nickel steel crucible at cherry-red heat for 8 to 12 hours and poured onto a cold surface to form a sheet. the sheet is dissolved in cold water which is decanted to remove the majority of the NaOH. The residue is treated with a light Aqua Regia which generates OsO4 which can be recovered by an alkaline scrubber if desired. Use of this method to recover osmium is rare and it is primarily intended to render Ir into hydrated oxides for further processing. Drrocket 19:30, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

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Incorrect physical information
This NIH pdf seems to disaggree with a lot of the physical data, most notably the appearance of OsO4 and OsO2. Seems that OsO4 is actually clear yellow and OsO2 is in fact a black sooty substance(this is consistent with my own observations) Can someone confirm and revise this?? Seansheep 10:55, 17 August 2007 (UTC)


 * To answer my own question thisAlfarAesar MSDS confirms OsO2 is black powder Seansheep 11:30, 17 August 2007 (UTC)


 * And OsO4 is clear... maybe it turns yellow if it's contaminated. --216.110.206.97 (talk) 03:22, 4 January 2008 (UTC)


 * I agree that I would like it to be clear and colourless, but the sources linked above don't seem to think it is, and I think we have to trust the NIH & chemical supplier over an uncited website (I know they have a photo of a colourless solid, but I could also provide a photo of a clear yellow solid) Seansheep (talk) 07:41, 8 January 2008 (UTC)


 * says that it's yellow. --Itub (talk) 15:30, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

Anhydrous solution of HF??
The article states "Purple cis-OsO2F4 forms at 77 K in an anhydrous solution of HF". What would that be a solution in?? Liquid nitrogen?? Plantsurfer (talk) 16:02, 19 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Does it mean a solution of cis-OsO2F4 in anhydrous HF?


 * Ben (talk) 17:38, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

Osmic Acid (Osmium Tetroxide) - medical journal references
W. P. Griffith Osmium Tetroxide and Its Applications  Platinum Metals Review Volume 18 Issue 3 July 1974 Pages 94-96 http://www.platinummetalsreview.com/dynamic/article/view/pmr-v18-i3-094-096 http://www.platinummetalsreview.com/pdf/pmr-v18-i3-094-096.pdf

W. P. Griffith Ruthenium and Osmium Oxo Complexes as Organic Oxidants Platinum Metals Review Volume 33 Issue 4 October 1989 Pages 181-185 http://www.platinummetalsreview.com/dynamic/article/view/pmr-v33-i4-181-185 http://www.platinummetalsreview.com/pdf/pmr-v33-i4-181-185.pdf

Osmium and Ruthenium Complexes Platinum Metals Review Volume 35 Issue 1 January 1991 Page 31 http://www.platinummetalsreview.com/dynamic/article/view/pmr-v35-i1-031-031-1 http://www.platinummetalsreview.com/pdf/pmr-v35-i1-031-031-1.pdf

V. N. Pitchkov The Discovery of Ruthenium “I NAMED THE NEW BODY, IN HONOUR OF MY MOTHERLAND” Platinum Metals Review Volume 40 Issue 4 October 1996 Pages 181-188 http://www.platinummetalsreview.com/pdf/pmr-v40-i4-181-188.pdf

Effect on human:

Lawrence T. Fairhall Toxicology of the Newer Metals Br J Ind Med. 1946 October; 3(4): 207–212. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/picrender.fcgi?artid=1035794&blobtype=pdf

Ivan C. Smith, Bonnie L. Carson, and Thomas L. Ferguson Osmium: An Appraisal of Environmental Exposure Environ Health Perspect. 1974 August; 8: 201–213. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/picrender.fcgi?artid=1474945&blobtype=pdf&tool=pmcentrez

P E Brubaker, J P Moran, K Bridbord, and F G Hueter Noble metals: a toxicological appraisal of potential new environmental contaminants. Environ Health Perspect. 1975 April; 10: 39–56. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/picrender.fcgi?artid=1475069&blobtype=pdf&tool=pmcentrez

A. I. G. McLaughlin, R. Milton, and Kenneth M. A. Perry Toxic Manifestations of Osmium Tetroxide Br J Ind Med. 1946 July; 3(3): 183–186. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/picrender.fcgi?artid=1035752&blobtype=pdf&tool=pmcentrez

INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE, Toxycity of Osmium Tetroxide (Osmic Acid), Abstract F.R.Brunot, J.Indust.Hyg.,XV, 3:136-143. Am J Public Health Nations Health. 1933 August; 23(8): 861–868. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/picrender.fcgi?artid=1558449&blobtype=pdf&tool=pmcentrez http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/pagerender.fcgi?artid=1362547&pageindex=1

A System of Chemistry for the use of Students of Medicine Franklin Bache 1819 p.120 http://books.google.com/books?id=TPY4AAAAMAAJ

M.Raymond Le Progrés Médical (27th June, 1874) A Handy-Book of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology W.Bathurst Woodman, Charles Meymott Tidy, London pp. 223-224 http://www.archive.org/stream/handybookofforen00wooduoft#page/223/mode/1up http://www.archive.org/stream/handybookofforen00wooduoft#page/224/mode/1up

Platinum-Group Metals Medical and Biologic Effects of Environmental Pollutants National Academy of Science Washington, D.C. 1977 http://books.google.com/books?id=sJsrAAAAYAAJ

The New York Medical Journal Vol.3 1866 pp. 269-270 Amblyopia Produced by Osmic Acid   Henry D.Noyes http://books.google.com/books?id=djwCAAAAYAAJ

The Edinburgh Journal of Medical Science Vol.3 1827 p.324 Experiments to determine the action of Titanium and Osmium upon the Human Body Ch. Gmelin http://books.google.com/books?id=8nIBAAAAYAAJ

Makarovsky I, Markel G, Hoffman A, Schein O, Finkelstien A, Brosh-Nissimov T, Tashma Z, Dushnitsky T, Eisenkraft A. Osmium tetroxide: a new kind of weapon. Isr Med Assoc J. 2007 Oct;9(10):750-2. http://www.ima.org.il/imaj/ar07oct-13.pdf

Biochemistry:

Edward D. Korn   A CHROMATOGRAPHIC AND SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC STUDY OF THE PRODUCTS OF THE REACTION OF OSMIUM TETROXIDE WITH UNSATURATED LIPIDS  J Cell Biol. 1967 August 1; 34(2): 627–638. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/picrender.fcgi?artid=2107326&blobtype=pdf&tool=pmcentrez

M Dizdaroglu, E Holwitt, M P Hagan, and W F Blakely Formation of cytosine glycol and 5,6-dihydroxycytosine in deoxyribonucleic acid on treatment with osmium tetroxide. Biochem J. 1986 April 15; 235(2): 531–536. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/picrender.fcgi?artid=1146717&blobtype=pdf&tool=pmcentrez

Najrana T, Saito Y, Uraki F, Kubo K, Yamamoto K. Spontaneous and osmium tetroxide-induced mutagenesis in an Escherichia coli strain deficient in both endonuclease III and endonuclease VIII. Mutagenesis. 2000 Mar;15(2):121-5. http://mutage.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/15/2/121.pdf

Neutralization and Disposal of Osmium Tetroxide http://www.emsdiasum.com/microscopy/technical/datasheet/19100.aspx Ref: Cooper, K. (1988) Neutralization of Osmium Tetroxide in case of accidental spillage and for disposal. Bulletin of The Microscopical Society of Canada. 8:24-28 Lunn, G.; Sansone, E.B. Osmium Tetroxide. Destruction of Hazardous Chemicals in the Laboratory; Program Resources, Inc. Frederick, MD; pg. 211-213

Protocol for Disposing of Osmium Tetroxide Contaminated Plastic Containers (solid osmium tetroxide contaminated waste) http://synapses.clm.utexas.edu/lab/howto/protocols/osmiumtetroxide.stm

Neurological applications:

E. H. Beckman OBSERVATIONS ON THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF TRIFACIAL NEURALGIA  Ann Surg. 1916 August; 64(2): 242–247. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/picrender.fcgi?artid=1426385&blobtype=pdf&tool=pmcentrez

Chas. D. Lockwood Surgical Treatment of Trifacial Neuralgia  Cal State J Med. 1909 September; 7(9): 334. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/picrender.fcgi?artid=1653077&blobtype=pdf&tool=pmcentrez

T. C. McCleave A CASE OF TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA, PRESENTING SOME UNUSUAL FEATURES, TREATED BY INTRANEURAL INJECTIONS OF OSMIC ACID  Cal State J Med. 1904 November; 2(11): 334–335. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/picrender.fcgi?artid=1650055&blobtype=pdf&tool=pmcentrez

T. C. McCleave The Present Status of the Osmic Acid Treatment of Neuralgia Cal State J Med. 1910 February; 8(2): 63–64. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/picrender.fcgi?artid=1893227&blobtype=pdf&tool=pmcentrez

T. C. McCleave Dr. McCleave's Paper; a Curious Mistake Cal State J Med. 1910 March; 8(3): 108. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/picrender.fcgi?artid=1893200&blobtype=pdf

Rheumatological applications:

J M Gumpel and D J Shawe Diffuse pigmented villonodular synovitis: non-surgical management. Ann Rheum Dis. 1991 August; 50(8): 531–533. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/picrender.fcgi?artid=1004480&blobtype=pdf&tool=pmcentrez

L. Dazziano, J. Gagnon, and C. A. Laurin Chemical synovectomy of an experimental arthritis. Can Med Assoc J. 1969 July 12; 101(1): 24–29. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/picrender.fcgi?artid=1946166&blobtype=pdf&tool=pmcentrez

Henry D. Noyes Amblyopia produced by Osmic Acid  Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc. 1866; 1(3): 34–35. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/picrender.fcgi?artid=1361377&blobtype=pdf

Bessant R, Steuer A, Rigby S, Gumpel M. Osmic acid revisited: factors that predict a favourable response. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2003 Sep;42(9):1036-43. Epub 2003 May 30. http://rheumatology.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/42/9/1036.pdf

Mitchell N, Laurin C, Shepard N. The effect of osmium tetroxide and nitrogen mustard on normal articular cartilage. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1973 Nov;55(4):814-21. http://www.jbjs.org.uk/cgi/reprint/55-B/4/814.pdf

Other references:

G.W.Leddicotte Octoble 1981 The Radiochemistry if Osmium Nuclear Science Series U.S. Atomic Energy Commission http://www.radiochemistry.org/periodictable/pdf_books/pdf/rc000023.pdf

Hand-Book of Chemistry Vol.Vi Metals, London 1852 Leopold Gmelin 407-410

The Dictionaries to the Chemical Atlas being a Dictionary of Sample Substances A.Normandy, London George Knight and Co., 1857 p.115

A cyclopaedia of drug pathogenesy Richerd Huges, J.P.Dake p. London published for the British Omoepathic Society 1891 p.665

Effect of Intraarticular Osmic Acid on Synovial Membrane Volume and Inflammation, Determined by Magnetic Resonance Imaging M. Østergaard; M. Stoltenberg;  P. Gideon;  S. Wieslander;  S. Sonne-holm;  P. Kryger; M. Sonne Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology, 1502-7732, Volume 24, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 5 – 12

Osmic Acid Versus Yttrium-90 in Rheumatoid Synovitis of the Knee H. Sheppeard; A. Aldin; D. J. Ward Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology, 1502-7732, Volume 10, Issue 3, 1981, Pages 234 – 236

Use of Osmic Acid in the Topical Treatment of Exudative Synovitis of the Knee Joint Martti Nissilä Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology, 1502-7732, Volume 8, Issue 2, Supplement 29, 1979, Pages 1 – 44

Reversible Renal Side Effects Of Intra-Articular Osmic Acid Injection M. Nissilä; H. Isomäki;  S. Jalava; M. Nissilä Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology, 1502-7732, Volume 7, Issue 2, 1978, Pages 79 – 80

Absence Of Increased Frequency Of Degenerative Joint Changes After Osmic Acid Injections M. Nissilä Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology, 1502-7732, Volume 7, Issue 2, 1978, Pages 81 – 84

Osmic Acid in Rheumatoid Synovitis: A Controlled Study M. Nissilä; H. Isomäki;  K. Koota;  A. Larsen; K. Raunio Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology, 1502-7732, Volume 6, Issue 3, 1977, Pages 158 – 160

Osmic Acid in Rheumatoid Synovitis: A Controlled Study M. Nissilä; H. Isomäki;  K. Koota;  A. Larsen; K. Raunio Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology, 1502-7732, Volume 6, Issue 2, 1977, Pages 111 – 112

Morphological Findings in Joint Cartilage After Osmic Acid Treatment M. Nissilä; J. Ahlqvist;  Y. Collan;  P. Raunio; H. Isomäki Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology, 1502-7732, Volume 6, Issue 4, 1977, Pages 231 – 236

The Immediate Effects of Intra-Articular Injections of Osmic Acid A. Micheli; I. Boussina; G. H. Fallet Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology, 1502-7732, Volume 5, Issue 2, 1976, Pages 91 – 96

Intra-Articular Triamcinolone Hexacetonide and Osmic Acid in Persistent Synovitis of the Knee Jorma Anttinen; Martti Oka Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology, 1502-7732, Volume 4, Issue 3, 1975, Pages 125 – 128

Changes in the Synovial Fluid Caused by Osmic Acid G. Lörincz; H. A. Isomäki; J. Martio Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology, 1502-7732, Volume 16, Issue 1, 1970, Pages 217 – 222

Further Studies on the Use of Osmic Acid in the Treatment of Arthritis F. -E. Berglöf Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology, 1502-7732, Volume 10, Issue 1, 1964, Pages 92 – 98

Intra-Articular Osmic Acid in Rheumatoid Arthritis Leevi Hurri; Kai Sievers; Martti Oka Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology, 1502-7732, Volume 9, Issue 1, 1963, Pages 20 – 27

Osmic Acid in Arthritis Therapy Frans-Erik Berglöf Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology, 1502-7732, Volume 5, Issue 1, 1959, Pages 70 – 74

An Osmic Tetroxide Vapor Fixation Chamber J. B. Clark Biotechnic and Histochemistry, 1473-7760, Volume 30, Issue 1, 1955, Pages 29 – 30

High Precision and High Sensitivity Measurements of Osmium in Seawater. Chen C, Sharma M Anal Chem 2009 Jun 5. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.21.58.161 (talk) 09:01, 13 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Thank you. This list is certainly an stark reminder of just how many papers are published even on a specialized topic. For this reason, Wikipedia must be very careful with selecting references lest readers be distracted by narrowly focused papers.  We are really in a forest vs the trees situation. --Smokefoot (talk) 12:45, 13 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes, on a forest intricate, although it is a ultra-specialized topic. My intent is to provide an rerview of the situation (in Wiki discussion), from which to select the most significant in Wiki article. Interesting is the continuous theft of catalytic converters, which contain Platinum-Group Metals. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uT7L-FqXhQ) - Sacramento Catalytic Converter Thief - —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.0.99.56 (talk) 09:43, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

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add Hassium tetroxide?
Hassium tetroxide ? --- Ktsquare (talk) 16:26, 19 January 2022 (UTC)