NIOBIUM BROMIDE Chemical Properties

Melting point:

150°C

Boiling point:

361,6°C

Density 

4.360

solubility 

soluble in H2O, ethanol

form 

Powder

color 

reddish-brown

Water Solubility 

soluble H2O, alcohol, ethyl bromide [KIR81]

Sensitive 

moisture sensitive

EPA Substance Registry System

Niobium bromide (NbBr5) (13478-45-0)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

C

Risk Statements 

20/21/22-34

Safety Statements 

26-27-28-36/37/39-45

RIDADR 

UN 3260 8/PG 2

WGK Germany 

3

HazardClass 

8

PackingGroup 

III

MSDS

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NIOBIUM BROMIDE Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

yellow powder(s) or red crystals; ortho-rhomb, a=0.6127nm, b=1.2198 nm, c=1.855 nm; m.p. 265.2°C, b.p. 361.6°C; sensitive to moisture; can be formed by reacting Br2 and niobium at ~500°C [STR93] [KIR81]

Synthesis

(1) First, the air is completely removed from the reactor. Then, the section of the tube containing the metal is heated by a coil wound directly on the reactor, or by a tubular electric furnace o. If Nb powder is used, then bromide formation begins at 90°C; with solid Nb, it starts at 195°C . The nascent bromide sublimes onto cold finger /. When larger quantities are desired, large-diameter receiver a is attachedtotheendof the reactor. The extremely hygroscopic bromide should be removed from the apparatus while the latter is in a dry box.
Nb + 5/2Br2 = NbBr5.
(2) In the method of Chaigneau, the mixture of pentoxide and AlBr3, in proportions indicated by the above equation, is sealed under vacuum into a Pyrex glass tube (before use, the AlBr3 is purified by vacuum sublimation). The tube is heated for 24 hours at 200°C, and allowed to cool; the small amounts of Br 3 formed in the process and residual AlBr3 are vacuum-sublimed at 140°C. The pure pentahalide is then separated from the Al 3O3 by vacuum sublimation at 240°C, yielding large crystals.
3 Nb2O5 + 10AlBr3 = 6 NbBr5 + 5A12O
(3) Nb2O5 + 3 C + 6 Br2 = 2 NbBr5 + COBr2 + 2 CO2

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