Vanadium(III) bromide
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| Vanadium(III) bromide | |
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| IUPAC name | Vanadium(III) bromide |
| Other names | Vanadium tribromide |
| Identifiers | |
| CAS number | [13470-26-3] |
| Properties | |
| Molecular formula | VBr3 |
| Molar mass | 290.654 g/mol |
| Appearance | Gray-brown solid |
| Density | 4 g/cm3, solid |
| Solubility in water | soluble |
| Solubility in other solvents | soluble in THF (forms adduct) |
| Structure | |
| Coordination geometry |
octahedral |
| Related compounds | |
| Other anions | Vanadium(III) chloride |
| Other cations | Titanium(III) chloride |
| Related compounds | MoBr3 VCl2 VCl4 |
| Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) Infobox disclaimer and references |
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Vanadium(III) bromide, also known as vanadium tribromide, is VBr3. In the solid-state, this species is a polymeric with octahedral vanadium(III) surrounded by six bromide ligands.
VBr3has been prepared by treatment of VCl4 with HBr:
The reaction proceeds via the unstable vanadium(IV) bromide, VBr4, which releases Br2 at room temperature.[1]
Like VCl3, VBr3 forms red-brown soluble complexes with dimethoxyethane and THF, such as mer-VBr3(THF)3.[2]
Aqueous solutions prepared from VBr3 contain the salt trans-[VBr2(H2O)4]+. Evaporation of these solutions give the salt trans-[VBr2(H2O)4]Br.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Calderazzo, F.; Maichle-Mossmer, C.; Pampaloni, G. and Strähle, J., "Low-temperature Syntheses of Vanadium(III) and Molybdenum(IV) Bromides by Halide Exchange", Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, 1993, pages 655-8.
- ^ G. W. A. Fowles, G. W. A.; Greene, P. T.; Lester, T. E. "Ether Complexes of Tervalent Titanium and Vanadium" J. inorg, nucl. Chem., 1967. Vol. 29. pp. 2365 to 2370.
- ^ Donovan, W. F.; Smith, P. W. "Crystal and Molecular Structures of Aquahalogenovanadium(1ii) Complexes. Part 1. X-Ray Crystal Structure of trans-Tetrakisaquadibromovanadium(III) Bromide Dihydrate and the lsomorphous Chloro-compound" Journal of the Chemical Society, Daltor Transactions." 1975, pages 894-896.
[edit] Further reading
- Stebler, A.; Leuenberger, B.; Guedel, H. U. "Synthesis and crystal growth of A3M2X9 (A = Cs, Rb; M = Ti, V, Cr; X = Cl, Br)" Inorganic Syntheses (1989), volume 26, pages 377-85.
