Neodymium(III) bromide

Neodymium(III) bromide
Other names	Neodymium tribromide
Identifiers
InChI	InChI=1/3BrH.Nd/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3
InChIKey	LBWLQVSRPJHLEY-DFZHHIFOAW
Standard InChI	InChI=1S/3BrH.Nd/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3
Standard InChIKey	LBWLQVSRPJHLEY-UHFFFAOYSA-K
CAS number	[13536-80-6]
EC number	236-897-2
ChemSpider	75394
Properties
Chemical formula	NdBr3
Molar mass	383.95 g mol−1
Appearance	violet solid
Density	5.30 g cm−3
Melting point	682 °C
Boiling point	1540 °C
Related compounds
Other anions	Neodymium(III) fluoride; Neodymium(III) chloride; Neodymium(III) iodide
Other cations	Cerium(III) bromide; Praseodymium(III) bromide; Promethium(III) bromide; Samarium(III) bromide
Other compounds	Neodymium(III) bromate
	Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)

Neodymium(III) bromide, NdBr₃, is the main bromide of neodymium. The hydrate is prepared by dissolving neodymium(III) oxide or neodymium 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

↑ ^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.
↑ CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 62nd ed.; Weast, Robert C., Ed.; CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL, 1981; p B-90. ISBN 0-8493-0462-8.

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