Bromous acid
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| Bromous acid | |
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| IUPAC name | Bromous acid[note 1] |
| Other names | Bromic(III) acid Hydroxy-λ3-bromanone Hydroxidooxidobromine |
| Identifiers | |
| InChI | InChI=1/BrHO2/c2-1-3/h(H,2,3) |
| InChIKey | DKSMCEUSSQTGBK-UHFFFAOYAC |
| Standard InChI | InChI=1S/BrHO2/c2-1-3/h(H,2,3) |
| Standard InChIKey | DKSMCEUSSQTGBK-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| CAS number | [] |
| ChemSpider | |
| Properties[2][3] | |
| Chemical formula | HBrO2 |
| Molar mass | 112.91 g mol−1 |
| Acidity (pKa) | 3.46(12) |
| Related compounds | |
| Other halous acids | Chlorous acid |
| Other compounds | Hydrobromic acid Hypobromous acid Bromic acid Perbromic acid |
| Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) | |
Bromous acid, HBrO2, is a purported oxoacid of bromine. Its existence as a molecular species has been considered doubtful,[4] because of of its propensity to rapid disproportionation, but some salts (bromites) are known.[4] It is an intermediate in the Belousov–Zhabotinskii reaction.
Notes and references
Notes
- ↑ Bromous acid is a retained name in IUPAC nomenclature.[1]
References
- ↑ Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry; IUPAC Recommendations 2005; Royal Society of Chemistry: Cambridge, 2005; p 287. ISBN 0-85404-438-8, <http://www.iupac.org/publications/books/rbook/Red_Book_2005.pdf>.
- ↑ de Barros Faria, Roberto; Epstein, Irving R.; Kustin, Kenneth Systematic design of chemical oscillators. Part 84. Determination of the pKa of bromous acid. J. Phys. Chem. 1992, 96 (17), 6861–63. DOI: 10.1021/j100196a003.
- ↑ Faria, R. B.; Epstein, Irving R.; Kustin, Kenneth Kinetics of Disproportionation and pKa of Bromous Acid. J. Phys. Chem. 1994, 98 (4), 1363–67. DOI: 10.1021/j100055a051.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ukeles, S. D.; Freiberg, M. Bromine, Inorganic Compounds. In Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology; John Wiley: New York, 2002. DOI: 10.1002/0471238961.021815131001031.
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