:Iridium tetroxide
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| Name = Iridium(VIII) oxide
| ImageFile = Ruthenium-tetroxide-3D-balls.png
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| IUPACName = Iridium(VIII) oxide
| Section1 = {{Chembox Identifiers
| CASNo = 474103-25-8
| SMILES = O=[Ir](=O)(=O)=O
| StdInChI=1S/Ir.4O
| StdInChIKey = WIFDYPVIKSJTTM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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| Section2 = {{Chembox Properties
| Ir=1 | O=4
| MeltingPtC = −267.15
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Iridium tetroxide (IrO4, Iridium(VIII) oxide) is a binary compound of oxygen and iridium in oxidation state +8. This compound was formed by photochemical rearrangement of {{!(}}(η1-O2)IrO2{{)!}} in solid argon at a temperature of {{convert|6|K|C F}}. At higher temperatures, the oxide is unstable.{{cite journal|doi=10.1021/jp990388o|title=Reactions of Laser-Ablated Iridium Atoms with O2. Infrared Spectra and DFT Calculations for Iridium Dioxide and Peroxoiridium(VI) Dioxide in Solid Argon|year=1999|last1=Citra|first1=Angelo|last2=Andrew|first2=Lester|journal=J. Phys. Chem. A|volume=103|issue=21|pages=4182–4190|bibcode=1999JPCA..103.4182C}} The detection of the iridium tetroxide cation {{chem|IrO|4|+}} by infrared photodissociation spectroscopy with formal oxidation state +9 has been reported, the highest currently known of any element. However no salts are known, as attempted production of an Ir(IX) salt such as IrO4SbF6 did not result in anything.
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Category:Substances discovered in the 2000s