Dysprosium(III) bromide

Dysprosium(III) bromide
Other names	Dysprosium tribromide
Identifiers
InChI	InChI=1/3BrH.Dy/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3
InChIKey	GBLDKMKYYYAAKD-DFZHHIFOAF
Standard InChI	InChI=1S/3BrH.Dy/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3
Standard InChIKey	GBLDKMKYYYAAKD-UHFFFAOYSA-K
CAS number	[14456-48-5]
EC number	238-443-9
ChemSpider	76182
Properties
Chemical formula	DyBr3
Molar mass	402.21 g mol−1
Appearance	white solid
Density	4.80 g cm−3
Melting point	881 °C
Boiling point	1480 °C
Solubility in water	soluble
Related compounds
Other anions	Dysprosium(III) fluoride; Dysprosium(III) chloride; Dysprosium(III) iodide
Other cations	Gadolinium(III) bromide; Terbium(III) bromide; Holmium(III) bromide; Erbium(III) bromide
Other compounds	Dysprosium(III) bromate
	Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)

Dysprosium(III) bromide, DyBr₃, is the main bromide of dysprosium. The hydrate is prepared by dissolving dysprosium(III) oxide or dysprosium 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-100. ISBN 0-8493-0462-8.

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