Indium(I) bromide

Indium(I) bromide

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Names
IUPAC name Indium(I) bromide
Identifiers
CAS Number	14280-53-6 Y
ChemSpider	21106449 Y
Jmol 3D model	Interactive image
InChI InChI=1S/BrH.In/h1H;/q;+1/p-1 Y Key: KLRHPHDUDFIRKB-UHFFFAOYSA-M Y InChI=1/BrH.In/h1H;/q;+1/p-1 Key: KLRHPHDUDFIRKB-REWHXWOFAH
SMILES [In+].[Br-]
Properties
Chemical formula	InBr
Molar mass	194.722 g/mol
Density	4.960 g/cm3
Melting point	285 °C (545 °F; 558 K)
Boiling point	656 °C (1,213 °F; 929 K)
Vapor pressure	{{{value}}}
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Indium(I) bromide is a chemical compound of indium and bromine. It is a red crystalline compound that is isostructural with β-TlI and has a distorted rock salt structure. Indium(I) bromide is generally made from the elements, heating indium metal with InBr₃. It has been used in the sulfur lamp. In organic chemistry, it has been found to promote the coupling of α, α-dichloroketones to 1-aryl-butane-1,4-diones. Oxidative addition reactions with for example alkyl halides to give alkyl indium halides and with NiBr complexes to give Ni-In bonds are known. It is unstable in water decomposing into indium metal and indium tribromide. When indium dibromide is dissolved in water, InBr is produced as a, presumably, insoluble red precipitate, that then rapidly decomposes.

See also

• Indium halides

References

• WebElements