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Bromine trioxide

Extracted from the Wikipedia article Dibromine trioxide.
Dibromine trioxide is the chemical compound composed of bromine and oxygen with the formula Br2O3. It is an orange solid that is stable below −40 °C. It has the structure Br−O−BrO2 (bromine bromate). It was discovered in 1993. The bond angle of Br−O−Br is 111.7°, the bond angle of O−Br=O is 103.1°, and the bond angle of O=Br=O is 107.6°. The Br−OBrO2bond length is 1.845 Å, the O−BrO2 bond length is 1.855 Å and the Br=O bond length is 1.612 Å.