Technetium(III) bromide

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Technetium tribromide is a binary inorganic chemical compound of technetium metal and bromine with the chemical formula TcBr3.

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Technetium tribromide
Names
Other names
Technetium(III) bromide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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  • InChI=1S/3BrH.Tc/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3
    Key: NBIDPFWQSWZOKH-UHFFFAOYSA-K
  • [Br-].[Br-].[Br-].[Tc+3]
Properties
Br3Tc
Molar mass 338 g·mol−1
insoluble
Structure
orthorhombic
Related compounds
Related compounds
 Rhenium tribromide
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

TcBr3 can be synthesized by reaction of Tc metal with elemental bromine at 400 °C.[1]

Physical properties

TcBr3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pmmn (a = 11.0656(2) Å, b = 5.9717(1) Å, c = 6.3870(1) Å.[1]

Technetium tribromide is isomorphous with RuBr3 and MoBr3.[1]

The compound is stable in air for weeks and insoluble in common organic solvents.[2]

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