Lutetium(III) bromide

Lutetium(III) bromide
Other names	Lutetium tribromide
Identifiers
InChI	InChI=1/3BrH.Lu/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3
InChIKey	DWHGOINJUKABSY-DFZHHIFOAQ
Standard InChI	InChI=1S/3BrH.Lu/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3
Standard InChIKey	DWHGOINJUKABSY-UHFFFAOYSA-K
CAS number	[14456-53-2]
EC number	238-446-5
ChemSpider	76184
Properties
Chemical formula	LuBr3
Molar mass	414.68 g mol−1
Appearance	white solid
Melting point	1025 °C
Boiling point	1400 °C
Related compounds
Other anions	Lutetium(III) fluoride; Lutetium(III) chloride; Lutetium(III) iodide
Other cations	Thulium(III) bromide; Ytterbium(III) bromide
	Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)

Lutetium(III) bromide, LuBr₃, is the only known bromide of lutetium. The hydrate is prepared by dissolving lutetium(III) oxide or lutetium 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-115. ISBN 0-8493-0462-8.

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