Aluminium bromide

Aluminium bromide is any chemical compound with the empirical formula AlBrx. Aluminium tribromide is the most common form of aluminium bromide. It is a colorless, sublimable hygroscopic solid; hence old samples tend to be hydrated, mostly as aluminium tribromide hexahydrate (AlBr3·6H2O).

Aluminium bromide
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Aluminium bromide
Other names
Aluminic bromide

Aluminium(III) bromide

Aluminium tribromide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.028.891
EC Number
  • 231-779-7
PubChem CID
RTECS number
  • BD0350000
UNII
UN number 1725
  • InChI=1S/Al.3BrH/h;3*1H/q+3;;;/p-3 Y
    Key: PQLAYKMGZDUDLQ-UHFFFAOYSA-K Y
  • InChI=1/Al.3BrH/h;3*1H/q+3;;;/p-3
    Key: PQLAYKMGZDUDLQ-DFZHHIFOAT
SMILES
  • Br[Al](Br)Br
  • dimer: Br[Al-]1(Br)[Br+][Al-]([Br+]1)(Br)Br
Properties
AlBr3
Al2Br6
AlBr3·6H2O (hexahydrate)
Molar mass 266.694 g/mol (anhydrous)
374.785 g/mol (hexahydrate)
Appearance white to pale yellow powder
Odor pungent
Density 3.2 g/cm3 (anhydrous)
2.54 g/cm3 (hexahydrate)
Melting point 97.5 °C (anhydrous)
93 °C (hexahydrate)
Boiling point 255 °C (anhydrous)
very soluble, partially hydrolyses indicated by a fuming solution and an optional appearance of white precipitate
Solubility slightly soluble in methanol, diethyl ether, acetone
Structure
Monoclinic, mP16 (anhydrous)
Space group
P21/c, No. 14
a = 0.7512 nm, b = 0.7091 nm, c = 1.0289 nm
α = 90°, β = 96.44°, γ = 90°
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Thermochemistry
100.6 J/(mol·K)
Std molar
entropy (S298)
180.2 J/(mol·K)
Std enthalpy of
formation fH298)
-572.5 kJ/mol
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Danger
H302, H314
P260, P264, P270, P280, P301+P312, P301+P330+P331, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P321, P330, P363, P405, P501
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
3
1
1
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
LD50 (median dose)
1598 mg/kg (oral, rat)
Related compounds
Other anions
aluminium trichloride
aluminium triiodide
Other cations
boron tribromide
Related compounds
iron(III) bromide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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