Indium(III) bromide

Indium tribromide[1]
Names
IUPAC name
Indium(III) bromide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 236-692-8
UNII
  • InChI=1S/3BrH.In/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3
    Key: JKNHZOAONLKYQL-UHFFFAOYSA-K
  • Br[In](Br)Br
Properties
InBr3
Molar mass 354.530 g/mol
Appearance hygroscopic yellow-white monoclinic crystals
Density 4.74 g/cm3
Melting point 420 °C (788 °F; 693 K)
414 g/100 mL at 20 °C
−107.0·10−6 cm3/mol
Structure
Monoclinic, mS16
C12/m1, No. 12
Thermochemistry
-428.9 kJ·mol−1
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS05: CorrosiveGHS07: Exclamation mark
Danger
H314, H315, H319, H335
P260, P261, P264, P271, P280, P301+P330+P331, P302+P352, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P312, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P363, P403+P233, P405, P501
Related compounds
Other cations
indium(III) fluoride
indium(III) chloride
indium(III) iodide
Related compounds
Indium(I) 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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Indium(III) bromide, (indium tribromide), InBr3, is a chemical compound of indium and bromine. It is a Lewis acid and has been used in organic synthesis.[2]

  1. ^ Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, pp. 4–61, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2
  2. ^ Thirupathi, Ponnaboina; Kim, Sung Soo (2009). "InBr3: A Versatile Catalyst for the Different Types of Friedel−Crafts Reactions". The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 74 (20): 7755–7761. doi:10.1021/jo9014613. ISSN 0022-3263. PMID 19813765.