Hafnium tetrabromide is the

inorganic compound In chemistry, an inorganic compound is typically a chemical compound that lacks carbon–hydrogen bonds, that is, a compound that is not an organic compound. The study of inorganic compounds is a subfield of chemistry known as '' inorganic chemist ...

with the formula HfBr₄. It is the most common bromide of

hafnium Hafnium is a chemical element with the symbol Hf and atomic number 72. A lustrous, silvery gray, tetravalent transition metal, hafnium chemically resembles zirconium and is found in many zirconium minerals. Its existence was predicted by Dmitri M ...

. It is a colorless, diamagnetic moisture sensitive solid that sublimes in vacuum. It adopts a structure very similar to that of

zirconium tetrabromide Zirconium(IV) bromide is the inorganic compound with the formula ZrBr4. This colourless solid is the principal precursor to other Zr–Br compounds. Preparation and properties ZrBr4 is prepared by the action of bromine on zirconium oxide via a ca ...

, featuring tetrahedral Hf centers, in contrast to the polymeric nature of

hafnium tetrachloride Hafnium(IV) chloride is the inorganic compound with the chemical formula, formula HfCl4. This colourless solid is the Precursor (chemistry), precursor to most hafnium organometallic compounds. It has a variety of highly specialized applications, m ...

.Berdonosov, S. S.; Berdonosova, D. G.; Lapitskii, A. V.; Vlasov, L. G. "X-ray study of hafnium tetrabromide" Zhurnal Neorganicheskoi Khimii, 1963, vol. 8, 531-2.

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