Nomenclature
CAS number: 7787-58-8
Bismuth tribromide.
BiBr
3; mol wt 448.69.
Bi 46.58%, Br 53.42%.
Description and references
Prepn from the elements: Schenk in Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry vol. 1, G. Brauer, Ed. (Academic Press, New York, 2nd
ed., 1963) p 623.
Properties
Yellowish crystals; odor of HBr. d 5.7. mp 218°. bp 441°. Dec by water, forming BiOBr; sol in solns of KI,
KBr, KCl, and in dil HCl. Practically insol in alc. Keep tightly closed.