Osmium diphosphide

Osmium diphosphide
Identifiers
CAS Number	12037-59-1 ;
Properties
Chemical formula	OsP2
Molar mass	252.18 g·mol−1
Appearance	black crystals
Density	9.33 g/cm3
Solubility in water	insoluble
Related compounds
Related compounds	Platinum diphosphide
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Osmium diphosphide is a binary inorganic compound of osmium metal and phosphorus with the chemical formula OsP₂.

Synthesis

Osmium diphosphide can be obtained by fusion of stoichiometric amounts of osmium and red phosphorus at 500-1000 °C:

Os + 2P → OsP₂

Osmium diphosphide forms black crystals of orthorhombic crystal system with space group P nnm.^[1]

Osmium diphosphide can be used as a semiconductor.^[2]

Identifiers
CAS Number	12037-59-1^Y
Properties
Chemical formula	OsP₂
Molar mass	252.18 g·mol⁻¹
Appearance	black crystals
Density	9.33 g/cm³
Solubility in water	insoluble
Related compounds
Related compounds	Platinum diphosphide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references