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Praseodymium oxybromide

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Praseodymium oxybromide or praseodymium oxide bromide is an inorganic compound of praseodymium, oxygen, and bromine with the chemical formula PrOBr.[1]

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Praseodymium oxybromide
Names
Other names
  • Praseodymium oxide bromide
  • Praseodymium(III) oxybomide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/BrH.O.Pr/h1H;;/q;-2;+3/p-1
    Key: ATLDIDCKQNMBFR-UHFFFAOYSA-M
  • [Br-].[O-2].[Pr+3]
Properties
BrOPr
Molar mass 236.811 g·mol−1
Appearance crystals
Density 6.3 g/cm3
Structure
tetragonal
P4/nmm
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Synthesis

PrOBr can be synthesized by decomposing praseodymium(III) bromide crystallohydrate by heating:

PrBr3·xH2O → PrOBr + 2HBr + (x–1)H2O

Physical properties

The compound forms white crystals of the tetragonal system, matlockite-type PbFCl, space group P4/nmm.[2]

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