Chromium(III)_bromide

Chromium(III) bromide

Chromium(III) bromide

Chemical compound

Chromium(III) bromide is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula CrBr3. It is a dark colored solid that appears green in transmitted light but red with reflected light. It is used as a precursor to catalysts for the oligomerization of ethylene.

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Synthesis

The compound is prepared in a tube furnace by the reaction of bromine vapor and chromium powder at 1000 °C. It is purified by extracting with absolute diethyl ether to remove any CrBr2, and is subsequently washed with absolute diethyl ether and absolute ethanol.[1]

Analogous to the behavior of related chromium(III) halides, the tribromide dissolves in water to give CrBr3(H2O)3 only upon the addition of catalytic amounts of a reducing agent, which generates CrBr2.[1] The reducing agent generates chromous bromide on the surface of the solid, which dissolves and re-oxidizes to Cr(III).[citation needed]

Reactions

Chromium(III) bromide is reduced by hydrogen gas at 350-400 °C to give chromium(II) bromide:[1]

2 CrBr3 + H2 → 2 CrBr2 + 2 HBr

References

  1. [1]
    Brauer, Georg (1965) [1962]. Handbuch Der Präparativen Anorganischen Chemie [Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry] (in German). Vol. 2. Stuttgart; New York, New York: Ferdinand Enke Verlag; Academic Press, Inc. p. 1340. ISBN 978-0-32316129-9. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
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    Perry, Dale L. (2011). Handbook of Inorganic Compounds, Second Edition. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. p. 122. ISBN 978-1-43981462-8. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
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    NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. "#0141". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
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