Tin(II) bromide

Tin(II) bromide

part of an (SnBr2) chain in the solid state[1]
Names
Other names
tin dibromide, stannous bromide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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EC Number
  • 233-087-0
UNII
  • InChI=1S/2BrH.Sn/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p-2 ☒N
    Key: ZSUXOVNWDZTCFN-UHFFFAOYSA-L ☒N
  • InChI=1/2BrH.Sn/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p-2
    Key: ZSUXOVNWDZTCFN-NUQVWONBAM
  • Br[Sn]Br
Properties
SnBr2
Molar mass 278.518 g/mol
Appearance yellow powder
Density 5.12 g/cm3, solid
Melting point 215 °C (419 °F; 488 K)
Boiling point 639 °C (1,182 °F; 912 K)
Structure
related to PbCl2
Hazards
GHS labelling:[2]
GHS05: Corrosive
Danger
H314
P260, P264, P280, P301+P330+P331, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P321, P363, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Tin(II) bromide is a chemical compound of tin and bromine with a chemical formula of SnBr2. Tin is in the +2 oxidation state. The stability of tin compounds in this oxidation state is attributed to the inert pair effect.[3]

  1. ^ Eckold, Pierre; Hügel, Werner; Dinnebier, Robert E.; Niewa, Rainer (2005). "Two Modifications of Tin(II) Bromide". Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 641 (8–9): 1467–1472. doi:10.1002/zaac.201500108.
  2. ^ "Tin(II) bromide". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  3. ^ Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 978-0-08-037941-8.