Niobium(V) bromide

Niobium(V) bromide
Names
Other names
niobium pentabromide
Identifiers
13748-45-0 NbBr5 N
17633-68-0 Nb2Br10 N
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ChemSpider 19388901 YesY
EC Number 236-778-5
PubChem 83517
Properties
NbBr5
Molar mass 492.430 g/mol
Appearance wine red to black crystals
Density 4.417 g/cm3
Melting point 254 °C (489 °F; 527 K)
Boiling point 364 °C (687 °F; 637 K)
soluble
Structure
orthorhombic
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Niobium(V) bromide is the inorganic compound with the formula Nb2Br10. Its name comes from the compound's empirical formula, NbBr5. It is a diamagnetic, orange solid that hydrolyses readily. The compound adopts an edge-shared bioctahedral structure, which means that two NbBr5 units are joined by a pair of bromide bridges.[1] The pentachloride and pentaiodides of Nb and Ta share this structural motif. There is no bond between the Nb centres. It is prepared by the reaction of bromine with niobium metal at high temperature in a tube furnace.[2]

References

  1. Hönle, Wolfgang; Furuseth, Sigrid; von Schnering, Hans Georg "Synthesis and crystal structure of ordered, orthorhombic α-NbBr5" Zeitschrift für Naturforschung, B: Chemical Sciences 1990, vol. 45, pp. 952-6. doi:10.1515/znb-1990-0706
  2. Greenwood, N. N.; & Earnshaw, A. (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd Edn.), Oxford:Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 0-7506-3365-4.


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