Molybdenum (IV) bromide

General
Surname	Molybdenum (IV) bromide
other names	Molybdenum tetrabromide
Molecular formula	MoBr 4
Brief description	black solid
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 13520-59-7 Wikidata Q4096884
properties
Molar mass	415.6 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
solubility	reacts with water
safety instructions
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 .

Molybdenum (IV) bromide is an inorganic chemical compound of molybdenum from the group of bromides .

Extraction and presentation

Molybdenum (IV) bromide can be obtained by reacting molybdenum (III) bromide with bromine .

${\displaystyle \mathrm {2\ MoBr_{3}+Br_{2}\longrightarrow 2\ MoBr_{4}} }$

The representation by bromination of molybdenum hexacarbonyl is also possible .

properties

Molybdenum (IV) bromide is a black, crystalline solid that is extremely sensitive to oxidation and hydrolysis . It is sparingly soluble in bromine. When heated in a vacuum, from 110 ° C it decomposes into molybdenum (III) bromide and bromine.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Georg Brauer (Ed.) U. a .: Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry. 3rd, revised edition. Volume III, Ferdinand Enke, Stuttgart 1981, ISBN 3-432-87823-0 , p. 1537.
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.
3. ^ Viktor Gutmann: Halogen Chemistry . Elsevier, 1967, ISBN 0-323-14847-6 , pp. 260 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).