Iodine tribromide

Iodine tribromide
Names

IUPAC name tribromo-λ³-iodane
Identifiers
CAS Number	7789-58-4
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	4359452
ECHA InfoCard	100.029.251
EC Number	232-176-1
PubChem CID	5187573
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID60228506
InChI InChI=1S/Br3I/c1-4(2)3 Key: FXOJASSPEGUXFT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES BrI(Br)Br
Properties
Chemical formula	IBr₃
Molar mass	366,61 g/mol
Appearance	dark brown liquid^[1]
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Danger
Hazard statements	H314
Precautionary statements	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). Infobox references

Chemical compound

Iodine tribromide is an interhalogen with chemical formula IBr₃.

Properties

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

Uses

Iodine tribromide can be used as a brominated flame retardant when producing semiconductors.^{[dubious – discuss]}^[1] It also can be used in dry etching.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Encarta
^ 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.
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