Actinium(III) oxybromide

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Actinium oxybromide
Names
Other names
  • Actinium oxide bromide
  • Actinium(III) oxybomide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/Ac.BrH.O/h;1H;/q+3;;-2/p-1
    Key: XKRRFPCSEZCCLJ-UHFFFAOYSA-M
  • [Ac+3].[Br-].[O-2]
Properties
AcOBr
Molar mass 323 g/mol
Appearancewhite crystals
Density 7.89 g/cm3 [1]
Structure
tetragonal
P4/nmm
Related compounds
Related compounds
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Actinium oxybromide is an inorganic compound of actinium, oxygen, and bromine with the chemical formula AcOBr. [2]

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Synthesis

AcOBr can be synthesized by reacting AcBr3 with a mixture of NH3 and H2O at 500 °C. [3] [4]

AcBr3 + 2NH3 + H2O → AcOBr + 2NH4Br

Physical properties

The compound forms white crystals of tetragonal system, space group P4/nmm. [5]

References

  1. Perry, Dale L. (19 April 2016). Handbook of Inorganic Compounds. CRC Press. p. 2. ISBN   978-1-4398-1462-8 . Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  2. Brown, D. (1968). Halides of the Lanthanides and Actinides. Wiley. p. 203. ISBN   978-0-470-10840-6 . Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  3. Fried, Sherman; Hagemann, French (1948). The Preparation of Actinium Compounds. U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, Technical Information Division. p. 2. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  4. Gutmann, Viktor (2 December 2012). Halogen Chemistry. Elsevier. p. 315. ISBN   978-0-323-14847-4 . Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  5. Donnay, Joseph Désiré Hubert (1973). Crystal Data: Inorganic compounds. National Bureau of Standards. p. 123. Retrieved 14 July 2025.