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Dibromine pentoxide

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Dibromine pentoxide
Names
IUPAC name Dibromine pentoxide
Other names Bromine pentoxide
Identifiers
CAS Number
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
PubChem CID
InChI
  • InChI=1S/Br2O5/c3-1(4)7-2(5)6Key: NWWZVGMDNVSHDB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
  • O=(=O)O(=O)=O
Properties
Chemical formula Br2O5
Molar mass 239.805 g/mol
Appearance colorless solid
Melting point decomposes around −20°C
Related compounds
Other anions Bromine dioxide
Bromine trifluoride
Bromine pentafluoride
Other cations Oxygen difluoride
Dichlorine monoxide
Chlorine dioxide
Iodine dioxide
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Chemical compound

Dibromine pentoxide is the chemical compound composed of bromine and oxygen with the formula Br2O5. It is a colorless solid that is stable below −20 °C. It has the structure O2Br−O−BrO2, the Br−O−Br bond is bent with bond angle 121.2°. Each BrO3 group is pyramidal with the bromine atom at the apex.

Preparation

Dibromine pentoxide can be prepared by reacting a solution of bromine in dichloromethane with ozone at low temperatures and recrystallized from propionitrile.

References

  1. ^ Perry, Dale L.; Phillips, Sidney L. (1995), Handbook of Inorganic Compounds, CRC Press, p. 74, ISBN 0-8493-8671-3, retrieved 25 August 2015
  2. ^ Wiberg, Egon (2001). Wiberg, Nils (ed.). Inorganic chemistry (1st ed.). San Diego, Calif.: Academic Press. p. 464. ISBN 9780123526519.
Bromine compounds
Br(−I)
Br(−I,I)
Br(I)
Br(II)
Br(I,V)
Br(III)
Br(IV)
Br(V)
Br(VII)
Oxygen compounds


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