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Staining and fixation of unsaturated membrane lipids by osmium tetroxide: c rystal structure of a model osmium (VI) intermediate

1973; Elsevier BV; Volume: 320; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0304-4165(73)90157-8

1872-8006

Richard Collin, William P. Griffith, Frederick L. Phillips, A. C. Skapski,

Chemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous Solutions

The crystal structure of a cyclic mono-ester of osmium(VI) has been determined, and is shown to be dimeric with a double oxo bridge. The relevance of this structure as a possible model for the staining and fixation of lipids by osmium tetroxide is discussed.