Cyanuric bromide

Cyanuric bromide
Names
IUPAC name
2,4,6-tribromo-1,3,5-triazine
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C3Br3N3/c4-1-7-2(5)9-3(6)8-1
    Key: VHYBUUMUUNCHCK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • C1(=NC(=NC(=N1)Br)Br)Br
Properties
C3Br3N3
Molar mass 317.766 g·mol−1
Melting point 264.5 °C (508.1 °F; 537.6 K)[1]
Related compounds
Other anions
Cyanuric fluoride; Cyanuric chloride
Related compounds
cyanogen bromide Tribromoisocyanuric acid
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Cyanuric bromide is a heterocyclic compound with formula C3N3Br3. It contains a six-membered ring of alternating nitrogen and carbon atoms, with a bromine atom attached to each carbon. It is formed by the spontaneous trimerisation of cyanogen bromide.

  1. ^ Smolin, Edwin M.; Rapoport, Lorence (2009). s-Triazines and Derivatives. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 62–65. ISBN 978-0-470-18812-5.