Nomenclature
CAS number: 7789-42-6
Br
2Cd; mol wt 272.22.
Br 58.71%, Cd 41.29%.
CdBr
2.
Description and references
Usually prepd from the elements: Honigschmid,
Schlee, Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 227, 184 (1936); Wagenknecht, Juza, in Handbook of Inorganic Chemistry vol. 2, G.
Brauer, Ed. (Academic Press, New York, 2nd ed., 1965) p 1096.
Properties
Hexagonal, pearly flakes; highly hygroscopic.
mp 566°; bp 963°; d 5.192. Freely sol in water, alc;
moderately sol in acetone; slightly sol in ether. Crystallizes as
the monohydrate below 36°, as the tetrahydrate above 36°.Use
In photography, process engraving, and lithography.