Cerium(III) bromide

Cerium(III) bromide
Names
IUPAC names
Cerium(III) bromide
Cerium tribromide
Other names
Cerous bromide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 238-447-0
UNII
  • InChI=1S/3BrH.Ce/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3 checkY
    Key: MOOUSOJAOQPDEH-UHFFFAOYSA-K checkY
  • InChI=1/3BrH.Ce/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3
    Key: MOOUSOJAOQPDEH-DFZHHIFOAB
  • [Ce+3].[Br-].[Br-].[Br-]
Properties
CeBr3
Molar mass 379.828 g/mol
Appearance grey to white solid, hygroscopic
Density 5.1 g/cm3, solid
Melting point 722 °C (1,332 °F; 995 K)
Boiling point 1,457 °C (2,655 °F; 1,730 K)
4.56 mol kg−1 (153.8 g/100 g)[1]
Structure
hexagonal (UCl3 type), hP8
P63/m, No. 176
Tricapped trigonal prismatic
(nine-coordinate)
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS07: Exclamation mark
Warning
H315, H319, H335
Flash point Non-flammable
Related compounds
Other anions
Cerium(III) fluoride
Cerium(III) chloride
Cerium(III) iodide
Other cations
Lanthanum(III) bromide
Praseodymium(III) bromide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Cerium(III) bromide is an inorganic compound with the formula CeBr3. This white hygroscopic solid is of interest as a component of scintillation counters.

  1. ^ Mioduski, Tomasz; Gumiński, Cezary; Zeng, Dewen; Voigt, Heidelore (2013). "IUPAC-NIST Solubility Data Series. 94. Rare Earth Metal Iodides and Bromides in Water and Aqueous Systems. Part 2. Bromides". Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data. 42 (1). AIP Publishing: 013101. Bibcode:2013JPCRD..42a3101M. doi:10.1063/1.4766752. ISSN 0047-2689.