bromine monofluoride
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Bromine monofluoride is a quite unstable interhalogen compound with the chemical formula BrF. It can be produced through the reaction of bromine trifluoride (or bromine pentafluoride) and
bromine Bromine is a chemical element with the symbol Br and atomic number 35. It is the third-lightest element in group 17 of the periodic table ( halogens) and is a volatile red-brown liquid at room temperature that evaporates readily to form a simi ...
. Due to its lability, the compound can be detected but not isolated: :BrF3 + Br2 → 3 BrF :BrF5 + 2 Br2 → 5 BrF :Br2(l) + F2(g) → 2 BrF(g) It is usually generated in the presence of
cesium fluoride Caesium fluoride or cesium fluoride is an inorganic compound with the formula CsF and it is a hygroscopic white salt. Caesium fluoride can be used in organic synthesis as a source of the fluoride anion. Caesium also has the highest electropositivi ...
. Bromine monofluoride decomposes at normal temperature through
dismutation In chemistry, disproportionation, sometimes called dismutation, is a redox reaction in which one compound of intermediate oxidation state converts to two compounds, one of higher and one of lower oxidation states. More generally, the term can b ...
to bromine trifluoride, bromine pentafluoride, and free bromine.


See also

* Bromine trifluoride, BrF3 * Bromine pentafluoride, BrF5


References

Fluorides Bromine(I) compounds Interhalogen compounds {{Inorganic-compound-stub