Aluminium monobromide

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Aluminium monobromide is a chemical compound with the empirical formula AlBr. It forms from the reaction of HBr with Al metal at high temperature. It disproportionates near room temperature:

Aluminium monobromide
Names
IUPAC name
Bromoaluminium
Other names
Aluminum monobromide; Aluminium bromide; Aluminum bromide; Bromoaluminum
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/Al.BrH/h;1H/q+1;/p-1
    Key: QEBHBRUSOHBKAJ-UHFFFAOYSA-M
  • [Al]Br
Properties
AlBr
Molar mass 106.886 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
6/n "[AlBr]n" → Al2Br6 + 4 Al

This reaction is reversed at temperatures higher than 1000 °C.

A more stable compound of aluminium and bromine is aluminium tribromide.

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