D. Sellmann, M.W. Wemple, W. Dona Bauer, and F.W. Heinemann (Inorg. Chem. 36, 1397 (1997)) describe the

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D. Sellmann, M.W. Wemple, W. Dona Bauer, and F.W. Heinemann (Inorg. Chem. 36, 1397 (1997)) describe the synthesis and reactivity of the ruthenium nitride compound [N(C4H9)4] [Ru(N)(S2C6H4)2J. The ruthenium complex anion has the 1:'1'0 1,2-benzenedithiolate legends (3) at the base of a rectangular pyramid and the nitride legend at the apex. Compute the mass density of the compound given that it crystallizes into an orthorhombic unit cell with a = 3.6881 nm, b = 0.9402 nm, and c= 1.7652 nm and eight formula units per cell. Replacing the ruthenium with an osmium results in a compound with the same crystal structure and a unit cell with a volume less than 1 per cent larger estimate the mass density of the osmium analogue.