Tribromide is the anion with the chemical formula Br
3−, or
salts
In chemistry, a salt is a chemical compound consisting of an ionic assembly of positively charged cations and negatively charged anions, which results in a compound with no net electric charge. A common example is table salt, with positively c ...
containing it:
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Tetrabutylammonium tribromide
Tetrabutylammonium tribromide, abbreviated to TBATB, is a pale orange solid with the formula (C4H9)4r3. It is a salt of the lipophilic tetrabutylammonium cation and the linear tribromide anion. The salt is sometimes used as a reagent used in ...
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Tetrabromophosphonium tribromide
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Pyridinium perbromide
Sodium and potassium tribromides can be prepared by reacting NaBr or KBr with aqueous bromine.
: Br
− + Br
2 → Br
3−
Tribromide may also refer to binary chemical compounds containing three bromine atoms:
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Aluminium tribromide
Aluminium bromide is any chemical compound with the empirical formula AlBrx. Aluminium tribromide is the most common form of aluminium bromide. It is a colorless, sublimable hygroscopic solid; hence old samples tend to be hydrated, mostly as al ...
, AlBr
3
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Antimony tribromide
Antimony tribromide ( Sb Br3) is a chemical compound containing antimony in its +3 oxidation state.
Production
It may be made by the reaction of antimony with elemental bromine, or by the reaction of antimony trioxide with hydrobromic acid.
Al ...
, SbBr
3
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Arsenic tribromide
Arsenic tribromide is the inorganic compound with the formula As Br3. This pyramidal molecule is the only known binary arsenic bromide. AsBr3 is noteworthy for its very high refractive index of approximately 2.3. It also has a very high diama ...
, AsBr
3
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Bismuth tribromide, BiBr
3
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Boron tribromide
Boron tribromide, BBr3, is a colorless, fuming liquid compound containing boron and bromine. Commercial samples usually are amber to red/brown, due to weak bromine contamination. It is decomposed by water and alcohols.
Chemical properties
Boron ...
, BBr
3
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Chromium tribromide, CrBr
3
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Erbium tribromide, ErBr
3
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Europium tribromide, EuBr
3
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Ferric tribromide, FeBr
3
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Gallium tribromide, GaBr
3
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Gold tribromide, AuBr
3 or Au
2Br
6
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Indium tribromide, InBr
3
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Molybdenum tribromide, MoBr
3
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Nitrogen tribromide, NBr
3
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Phosphorus tribromide
Phosphorus tribromide is a colourless liquid with the formula P Br3. The liquid fumes in moist air due to hydrolysis and has a penetrating odour. It is used in the laboratory for the conversion of alcohols to alkyl bromides.
Preparation
PBr3 ...
, PBr
3
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Samarium tribromide, SmBr
3
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Terbium tribromide, TbBr
3
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Vanadium tribromide, VBr
3
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Ytterbium tribromide, YbBr
3
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Yttrium tribromide, YBr
3
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