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Another osmium compound, osmium ferricyanide ( OsFeCN ), exhibits similar fixing and staining action.
The lack of reports of long-term side effects suggest that osmium itself can be biocompatible, although this depends on the osmium compound administered.
Only two osmium compounds have major applications : osmium tetroxide for staining tissue in electron microscopy and for the oxidation of alkenes in organic synthesis, and the non-volatile osmates for organic oxidation reactions.
In 2011, osmium ( VI ) and osmium ( II ) compounds were reported to show anticancer activity " in vivo ", it indicated a promising future for using osmium compounds as anticancer drugs.