Hydrobromide

In chemistry, a hydrobromide is an acid salt resulting, or regarded as resulting, from the reaction of hydrobromic acid with an organic base (e.g. an amine). ^{[1] [2]} The compounds are similar to hydrochlorides.

Some drugs are formulated as hydrobromides, e.g. dextromethorphan hydrobromide. ^[3]

References

1. Yan, Dawei; Liu, Xiaomin; Gao, Yihan; Li, Xiaonan; Pu, Yichen; Qian, Yiting; Zheng, Saijing; Shen, Yi (2024), Molecular Imaging of Excitability Difference Between Alkaloids/Salts (Nicotine, Nicotinic Benzoate, Caffeine and Arecoline Hydrobromide), doi:10.2139/ssrn.4693937 , retrieved 2025-10-30
2. Liégeois, Jean-François; Hayen, Jean-Luc; Taouba, Hossein (2025-07-08). "Bromide and Hydrobromide Salts: Showing a Significant Difference in the Pharmaceutical Sciences through a Colorful Chemical Demonstration". Journal of Chemical Education. 102 (7): 3078–3084. doi:10.1021/acs.jchemed.5c00266. ISSN   0021-9584.
3. Shader, Richard I. (August 2009). "Antidepressants as Hydrobromide Salts: Are They a Cause for Concern?". Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology. 29 (4): 317–318. doi:10.1097/JCP.0b013e3181afe0f2. ISSN   0271-0749. PMID   19593167.

See also

• Bromide, inorganic salts of hydrobromic acid
• Bromine, the element Br
• Free base (chemistry)