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Iridium tetroxide (IrO4 Iridium(VIII) oxide) is a binary compound of oxygen and iridium in oxidation state +VIII. This compound was formed by photochemical rearrangement of [(η1O2)IrO2] in solid argon at a temperature of 6 K (−267 °C −449 °F). At higher temperatures the oxide is unstable.