Iodine tribromide is an interhalogen with chemical formula IBr3.

Iodine tribromide
Structural formula
Names
IUPAC name
tribromo-λ3-iodane
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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EC Number
  • 232-176-1
  • InChI=1S/Br3I/c1-4(2)3
    Key: FXOJASSPEGUXFT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • BrI(Br)Br
Properties
IBr3
Molar mass 366,61 g/mol
Appearance dark brown liquid[1]
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS05: Corrosive
Danger
H314
P260, P264, P280, P301+P330+P331, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P321, P363, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Properties

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Iodine tribromide is a dark brown liquid that is miscible with ethanol and ethers.[2]

Uses

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Iodine tribromide can be used as a brominated flame retardant when producing semiconductors.[dubiousdiscuss][1] It also can be used in dry etching.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Encarta
  2. ^ Dr. Bernd Dill (Hrsg.), Prof. Dr. Fred Robert Heiker (Hrsg.), Prof. Dr. Andreas Kirschning (Hrsg.): Römpp Chemie Lexikon. 9. Auflage, Band 3, Georg Thieme Verlag, 1992, ISBN 978-3-13-734809-2, S. 2019.
  3. ^ Römpp Online (kostenpflichtige Registrierung erforderlich)