Dysprosium(III) bromide

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Dysprosium(III) bromide is an inorganic compound of bromine and dysprosium, with the chemical formula of DyBr3. It has a trigonal crystal structure of the bismuth(III) iodide type with space group R3 (No. 148).[3] The hexahydrate is also known, DyBr3(H2O)6.[4]

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Dysprosium(III) bromide
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3D model (JSmol)
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ECHA InfoCard 100.034.933 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 238-443-9
  • InChI=1S/3BrH.Dy/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3
    Key: GBLDKMKYYYAAKD-UHFFFAOYSA-K
  • [Br-].[Br-].[Br-].[Dy+3]
Properties
DyBr3
Molar mass 402.212 g·mol−1
Appearance colourless solid (anhydrous)
Density 5.8 g·cm−3[1]
Melting point 881 °C (1,154 K)[2]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Preparation

It can be prepared by heating dysprosium oxide with excess ammonium bromide under an atmosphere of hydrogen bromide.[5][6]

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