Vanadium(II) bromide is a
inorganic compound with the formula VBr
2. It adopts the
cadmium iodide
Cadmium iodide is the inorganic compound with the formula CdI2. It is a white hygroscopic solid. It also can be obtained as a mono- and tetrahydrate. It has few applications. It is notable for its crystal structure, which is typical for compoun ...
structure, featuring octahedral V(II) centers.
A hexahydrate is also known. The hexahydrate undergoes partial dehydration to give the tetrahydrate. Both the hexa- and tetrahydrates are bluish in color.
The compound is produced by the reduction of
vanadium(III) bromide with
hydrogen
Hydrogen is the chemical element with the symbol H and atomic number 1. Hydrogen is the lightest element. At standard conditions hydrogen is a gas of diatomic molecules having the formula . It is colorless, odorless, tasteless, non-toxic ...
.
Further reading
*Stebler, A.; Leuenberger, B.; Guedel, H. U. "Synthesis and crystal growth of A
3M
2X
9 (A = Cs, Rb; M = Ti, V, Cr; X = Cl, Br)" Inorganic Syntheses (1989), volume 26, pages 377–85.
References
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