title: Osmium(VII) fluorine compounds.
abstract: Of the four published osmium fluorine compounds in the oxidation state +7, OsO3F, OsO2F3, OsOF5, and OsF7, only one (OsOF5) is a real Os(VII) compound. OsO(3)F has obviously been OsO4. OsO2F3 in its two modifications is a mixed-valence Os(VI)/Os(VIII) compound, whereas a new compound Os2O3F7 is a mixed-valence OsV/Os(VIII) compound. The molecular structures of OsO3F, OsO2F3, and OsO3F2 are calculated. OsO3F2 seems to exist in two forms, with D3h and Cs symmetry. The original preparation of OsF7 could not be reproduced, only OsF6 has been obtained.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Chemie der Freien Universität, D-14195 Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Hashem
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shorafa
authors.forename: Konrad
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Seppelt