Samarium(III) bromide

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Samarium(III) bromide
Other names Samarium tribromide
Identifiers
InChI InChI=1/3BrH.Sm/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3
InChIKey ICKYUJFKBKOPJT-DFZHHIFOAN
Standard InChI InChI=1S/3BrH.Sm/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3
Standard InChIKey ICKYUJFKBKOPJT-UHFFFAOYSA-K
CAS number [13759-87-0]
EC number 237-347-4
ChemSpider 75528
Properties[1][2]
Chemical formula SmBr3
Molar mass 390.07 g mol−1
Appearance yellow solid
Melting point

640 °C

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

Samarium(III) bromide, SmBr3, is the main bromide of samarium. The hydrate is prepared by dissolving samarium(III) oxide or samarium 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

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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-141. ISBN 0-8493-0462-8.

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