Cadmium bromide
Cadmium bromide
Names
IUPAC name
Cadmium(II) bromide
Other names
Cadmium dibromide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.029.241
EC Number
  • 232-165-1
RTECS number
  • EU9935000
UNII
  • InChI=1S/2BrH.Cd/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p-2 checkY
    Key: KPWJBEFBFLRCLH-UHFFFAOYSA-L checkY
  • InChI=1/2BrH.Cd/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p-2
    Key: KPWJBEFBFLRCLH-NUQVWONBAB
  • Br[Cd]Br
Properties
CdBr2
Molar mass 272.22 g/mol
Appearance white solid
Density 5.192 g/cm3, solid
Melting point 568 °C (1,054 °F; 841 K)
Boiling point 844 °C (1,551 °F; 1,117 K)
56.3 g/100 mL (0 °C)
98.8 g/100 mL (20 °C)
160 g/100 mL (100 °C)
Solubility soluble in alcohol, ether, acetone and liquid ammonia.
-87.3·10−6 cm3/mol
Structure
Rhombohedral, hr9, SpaceGroup = R-3m, No. 166
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS07: Exclamation markGHS09: Environmental hazard
Warning
H302, H312, H332, H410
P220, P273, P280, P501
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
NFPA 704 four-colored diamond
3
0
0
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
225 mg/kg, oral (rat)
NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)
 [1910.1027] TWA 0.005 mg/m3 (as Cd)[1]
REL (Recommended)
 Ca[1]
IDLH (Immediate danger)
 Ca [9 mg/m3 (as Cd)][1]
Related compounds
Other anions
 Cadmium chloride,
Cadmium iodide
Other cations
 Zinc bromide,
Calcium bromide,
Magnesium bromide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Cadmium bromide is the inorganic compound with the formula CdBr2. It is a white hygroscopic solid. It also can be obtained as a mono- and tetrahydrate.[2] It has few applications.

Preparation

Cadmium bromide is prepared by heating cadmium with bromine vapor.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. "#0087". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
  2. 1 2 F. Wagenknecht; R. Juza (1963). "Cadmium bromide". In G. Brauer (ed.). Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry, 2nd Ed. Vol. 2. NY, NY: Academic Press. p. 1096.


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