Thulium(III) bromide

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Thulium(III) bromide
Other names Thulium tribromide
Identifiers
InChI InChI=1/3BrH.Tm/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3
InChIKey HQSWGSFQSCMHFQ-DFZHHIFOAZ
Standard InChI InChI=1S/3BrH.Tm/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3
Standard InChIKey HQSWGSFQSCMHFQ-UHFFFAOYSA-K
CAS number [14456-51-0]
EC number 238-444-4
ChemSpider 76183
Properties[1][2]
Chemical formula TmBr3
Molar mass 408.65 g mol−1
Appearance white solid
Melting point

952 °C

Boiling point

1440 °C

Solubility in water soluble
Related compounds
Other anions Thulium(III) fluoride
Thulium(III) chloride
Thulium(III) iodide
Other cations Holmium(III) bromide
Erbium(III) bromide
Ytterbium(III) bromide
Lutetium(III) bromide
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)

Thulium(III) bromide, TmBr3, is the main bromide of thulium. The hydrate is prepared by dissolving thulium(III) oxide or thulium 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-158. ISBN 0-8493-0462-8.

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