Nomenclature
CAS number: 7789-61-9
Br
3Sb; mol wt 361.47.
Br 66.32%, Sb 33.68%.
SbBr
3.
Description and references
Best prepd from the elements: Schenk in Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry vol. 1, G. Brauer, Ed. (Academic Press, New York, 2nd
ed., 1963) p 613.
Properties
Orthorhombic bipyramidal needles. Less hygroscopic
than SbCl3. d2323 4.148. mp 96°. bp749 288°. Cryoscopic constant: 26.7. Specific
heat: 0.0709 at 33°. Critical temp: 904.5°; crit press. 56 atm.
Dipole moment: 2.47. Dec by light, water, alc. Sol in dil HCl,
HBr, carbon disulfide, acetone, benzene, chloroform.