Tin (II) bromide

Crystal structure
__ Sn 2+      __ Br -
General
Surname	Tin (II) bromide
other names	Tin dibromide
Ratio formula	SnBr 2
Brief description	yellow solid
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 10031-24-0 EC number 233-087-0 ECHA InfoCard 100.030.067 PubChem 66224 Wikidata Q2983938
properties
Molar mass	278.51 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
density	5.12 g cm −3
Melting point	215 ° C
boiling point	623 ° C
solubility	soluble in water with partial decomposition soluble in ethanol, ether, pyridine and acetone
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances Caution H and P phrases H: 314 P: 260-303 + 361 + 353-305 + 351 + 338-301 + 330 + 331-405-501
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Tin (II) bromide is an inorganic chemical compound of tin from the group of bromides .

Extraction and presentation

Tin (II) bromide can be obtained by reacting tin with hydrobromic acid.

${\displaystyle \mathrm {Sn+2\ HBr\longrightarrow SnBr_{2}+H_{2}} }$

properties

Tin (II) bromide is a yellow, somewhat hygroscopic and light-sensitive solid that is soluble in water with partial decomposition. It has a crystal structure of lead (II) chloride type. When heated in air, partial oxidation to tin (IV) compounds occurs. It forms halogen complexes with halides.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i} data sheet Zinn (II) bromide, 99.4% from AlfaAesar, accessed on July 21, 2013 ( PDF )(JavaScript required) .
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Georg Brauer (ed.), With the collaboration of Marianne Baudler a . a .: Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry. 3rd, revised edition. Volume I, Ferdinand Enke, Stuttgart 1975, ISBN 3-432-02328-6 , p. 756.
3. ^ AF Holleman , E. Wiberg , N. Wiberg : Textbook of Inorganic Chemistry . 101st edition. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin 1995, ISBN 3-11-012641-9 , p. 965.