Neodymium(III) bromide

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Neodymium(III) bromide
Other names Neodymium tribromide
Identifiers
InChI InChI=1/3BrH.Nd/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3
InChIKey LBWLQVSRPJHLEY-DFZHHIFOAW
Standard InChI InChI=1S/3BrH.Nd/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3
Standard InChIKey LBWLQVSRPJHLEY-UHFFFAOYSA-K
CAS number [13536-80-6]
EC number 236-897-2
ChemSpider 75394
Properties[1][2]
Chemical formula NdBr3
Molar mass 383.95 g mol−1
Appearance violet solid
Density 5.30 g cm−3
Melting point

682 °C

Boiling point

1540 °C

Related compounds
Other anions Neodymium(III) fluoride
Neodymium(III) chloride
Neodymium(III) iodide
Other cations Cerium(III) bromide
Praseodymium(III) bromide
Promethium(III) bromide
Samarium(III) bromide
Other compounds Neodymium(III) bromate
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)

Neodymium(III) bromide, NdBr3, is the main bromide of neodymium. The hydrate is prepared by dissolving neodymium(III) oxide or neodymium 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

Notes

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-122. ISBN 0-8493-0462-8.

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