Ytterbium(III) bromide

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Ytterbium(III) bromide
Other names Ytterbium tribromide
Identifiers
InChI InChI=1/3BrH.Yb/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3
InChIKey QNLXXQBCQYDKHD-DFZHHIFOAH
Standard InChI InChI=1S/3BrH.Yb/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3
Standard InChIKey QNLXXQBCQYDKHD-UHFFFAOYSA-K
CAS number [13759-89-2]
EC number 237-350-0
ChemSpider 75530
Properties[1][2]
Chemical formula YbBr3
Molar mass 412.75 g mol−1
Appearance white solid
Melting point

956 °C decomp.

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

Ytterbium(III) bromide, YbBr3, is the higher bromide of ytterbium. The hydrate is prepared by dissolving ytterbium(III) oxide or ytterbium 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-163. ISBN 0-8493-0462-8.

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