 Osmium tetroxide (source code)

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= Osmium tetroxide
{title2=$\mathrm{OsO_4}$}

<Osmium tetroxide> adds to an <alkene> to form a <cyclic osmate ester>. Hydrolysis releases a vicinal diol; regeneration of Os(VIII) requires a reoxidant in a catalytic cycle.

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