Dibromine monoxide

Dibromine monoxide is the chemical compound composed of bromine and oxygen with the formula Br2O. It is a dark brown solid which is stable below 40 °C and is used in bromination reactions. It is similar to dichlorine monoxide, the monoxide of its halogen neighbor one period higher on the periodic table. The molecule is bent, with C2v molecular symmetry. The BrO bond length is 1.85 Å and the BrOBr bond angle is 112°, similar to dichlorine monoxide.

Dibromine monoxide
Names
IUPAC name
Dibromine monoxide
Systematic IUPAC name
Bromohypobromite
Other names
Dibromine oxide, bromine monoxide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
PubChem CID
  • InChI=1S/Br2O/c1-3-2
    Key: HJCMMOODWZOXML-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
  • O(Br)Br
Properties
Br2O
Molar mass 175.807 g/mol
Appearance dark brown solid
Melting point decomposes around 17.5°C
Related compounds
Related compounds
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
N verify (what is YN ?)
Infobox references
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.