Gadolinium(III) bromide

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Gadolinium(III) bromide
Other names Gadolinium tribromide
Identifiers
InChI InChI=1/3BrH.Gd/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3
InChIKey KGOKDPWKDBWITQ-DFZHHIFOAC
Standard InChI InChI=1S/3BrH.Gd/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3
Standard InChIKey KGOKDPWKDBWITQ-UHFFFAOYSA-K
CAS number [13818-75-2]
EC number 237-494-4
ChemSpider 75576
Properties[1][2]
Chemical formula GdBr3
Molar mass 396.96 g mol−1
Appearance white solid
Density 4.60 g cm−3
Melting point

770 °C

Related compounds
Other anions Gadolinium(III) fluoride
Gadolinium(III) chloride
Gadolinium(III) iodide
Other cations Samarium(III) bromide
Europium(III) bromide
Terbium(III) bromide
Dysprosium(III) bromide
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)

Gadolinium(III) bromide, GdBr3, is the only known bromide of gadolinium. The hydrate is prepared by dissolving gadolinium(III) oxide or gadolinium carbonate in hydrobromic acid, but cannot be dehydrated without partial hydrolysis.[1] The anhydrous salt is prepared by reaction of the elements.[1]

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References

  1. 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.
  2. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 62nd ed.; Weast, Robert C., Ed.; CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL, 1981; p B-101. ISBN 0-8493-0462-8.

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