Silicon tetrabromide

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Silicon tetrabromide
Other names Tetrabromosilane
Identifiers
InChI InChI=1/Br4Si/c1-5(2,3)4
InChIKey AIFMYMZGQVTROK-UHFFFAOYAY
Standard InChI InChI=1S/Br4Si/c1-5(2,3)4
Standard InChIKey AIFMYMZGQVTROK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS number [7789-66-4]
EC number 232-182-4
ChemSpider 74225
Properties[1][2]
Chemical formula Si4Br16
Molar mass 347.70 g mol−1
Appearance colourless liquid
Density 2.7715 g cm−3
Melting point

5 °C

Boiling point

153 °C

Solubility in water reacts violently
Related compounds
Other anions Silicon tetrafluoride
Silicon tetrachloride
Silicon tetraiodide
Other cations Carbon tetrabromide
Germanium tetrabromide
Tin tetrabromide
Lead tetrabromide
Other compounds Bromosilane
Dibromosilane
Tribromosilane
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)

Silicon tetrabromide, SiBr4, is a colourless liquid that fumes in moist air.

Notes and references

Notes

References

  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.
  2. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 62nd ed.; Weast, Robert C., Ed.; CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL, 1981; p B-143. ISBN 0-8493-0462-8.

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