Europium(III) bromide

Europium(III) bromide
Other names	Europium tribromide
Identifiers
InChI	InChI=1/3BrH.Eu/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3
InChIKey	QEDFUJZRPHEBFG-DFZHHIFOAO
Standard InChI	InChI=1S/3BrH.Eu/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3
Standard InChIKey	QEDFUJZRPHEBFG-UHFFFAOYSA-K
CAS number	[13759-88-1]
EC number	237-349-5
ChemSpider	75529
Properties
Chemical formula	EuBr3
Molar mass	391.68 g mol−1
Appearance	grey solid
Melting point	702 °C decomp.
Solubility in water	soluble
Related compounds
Other anions	Europium(III) fluoride; Europium(III) chloride; Europium(III) iodide
Other cations	Promethium(III) bromide; Samarium(III) bromide; Gadolinium(III) bromide; Terbium(III) bromide
Other compounds	Europium(II) bromide
	Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)

Europium(III) bromide, EuBr₃, is the higher bromide of europium. The hydrate is prepared by dissolving europium(III) oxide or europium carbonate in hydrobromic acid, but cannot be dehydrated without partial hydrolysis.^[1] The anhydrous salt is prepared by reaction of the elements.^[1]

Notes and references

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, A. Chemistry of the Elements; Pergamon: Oxford, 1984; pp 1439–41. ISBN 0-08-022057-6.
↑ CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 62nd ed.; Weast, Robert C., Ed.; CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL, 1981; p B-100. ISBN 0-8493-0462-8.

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