Abstract. Double perovskites Sr 2 BOsO 6 (B = Y, In, and Sc) were prepared from the respective binary metal oxides, and their structural, magnetic, and electronic properties were investigated. At room temperature all these compounds crystallize in the monoclinic space group P2 1 /n. They contain magnetic osmium (Os 5+ , t 2g 3 ) ions and are antiferromagnetic insulators with Néel temperatures T N = 53 K, 26 K, and 92 K for B = Y, In, and Sc, respectively. Powder neutron diffraction