Dibromoxide

Structural formula
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General
Surname	Dibromoxide
other names	Dibromone monoxide
Molecular formula	Br 2 O
Brief description	brown solid at −40 ° C
External identifiers / databases
PubChem	14513628
Wikidata	Q15142952
properties
Molar mass	175.807 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
Melting point	−17.5 ° C
solubility	soluble in carbon tetrachloride
safety instructions
GHS hazard labeling ; no classification available
GHS hazard labeling ; no classification available
	As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Dibromo oxide , Br ₂ O, is a halogen oxide of bromine and the anhydride of the hypobromous acid HBrO.

Extraction and presentation

Analogous to dichloromonoxide , dibromomonoxide is produced using mercury (II) oxide and bromine.

${\ displaystyle {\ ce {2 Br2 + 3 HgO -> HgBr2 * 2 HgO + Br2O}}}$

properties

The compound is only stable at temperatures below −40 ° C. In addition, it begins to decompose into bromine and oxygen, which is sometimes violent at the melting point .

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b ^c ^d ^e Egon Wiberg, AF Holleman, Nils Wiberg: Inorganic Chemistry . Academic Press, 2001, ISBN 0-12-352651-5 , pp. 464 .
↑ This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.

[Inorganic_Chemistry-1] A ^b ^c ^d ^e Egon Wiberg, AF Holleman, Nils Wiberg: Inorganic Chemistry . Academic Press, 2001, ISBN 0-12-352651-5 , pp. 464 .

[NV-2] This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.