Astatine bromide
Chemical compound
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Astatine bromide is an interhalogen compound with the chemical formula AtBr.
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| IUPAC name
Astatine monobromide | |
| Other names
Astatine bromide | |
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| Properties | |
| AtBr | |
| Molar mass | 289.904 g/mol |
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Other anions |
Astatine monoiodide Astatine monochloride |
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Bromine monochloride Bromine monofluoride |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Production
Astatine bromide is produced by the reaction of astatine with an aqueous solution of iodine monobromide:
- At2 + 2 IBr → 2 AtBr + I2[1]
Astatine bromide also can produce by reacting elemental astatine and bromine:[2]
- At2 + Br2 → 2 AtBr
