Yttrium bromide

Crystal structure
__ Y 3+      __ Br -
General
Surname	Yttrium bromide
other names	Yttrium tribromide Yttrium (III) bromide
Ratio formula	YBr 3
Brief description	colorless solid
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 13469-98-2 EC number 236-728-2 ECHA InfoCard 100.033.375 PubChem 83505 Wikidata Q411720
properties
Molar mass	328.62 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
Melting point	904 ° C
solubility	soluble in water
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances Caution H and P phrases H: 315-319-335 P: 261-305 + 351 + 338-302 + 352-321-405-501
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Yttrium bromide (more precisely yttrium (III) bromide) is an inorganic chemical compound of yttrium from the group of bromides .

Extraction and presentation

Yttrium (III) bromide can be obtained by reacting yttrium with bromine .

${\displaystyle \mathrm {2\ Y+3\ Br_{2}\longrightarrow 2\ YBr_{3}} }$

properties

Yttrium (III) bromide is a colorless, hygroscopic solid that is soluble in water. It crystallizes in a bismuth (III) iodide - crystal structure .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} David R. Lide: CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics . CRC Press, 2012, ISBN 1-4398-8049-2 , pp. 4–99 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).
2. ↑ ^{a b} Data sheet yttrium bromide from AlfaAesar, accessed on September 22, 2012 ( PDF )(JavaScript required) .
3. ↑ WebElements: Reaction of yttrium with the halogens
4. ↑ Catherine E. Housecroft and Alan G. Sharpe: Inorganic Chemistry . Pearson Education Limited, 2005, ISBN 0-13-039913-2 , pp. 651 .
5. ^ Jean D'Ans, Ellen Lax: Pocket book for chemists and physicists . Springer DE, 1997, ISBN 3-540-60035-3 , pp. 1386 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).