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Molybdenum compounds: molybdenum tetrabromide

The molybdenum in molybdenum tetrabromide formally is in the oxidation state 4.

Molybdenum tetrabromide

Formula as often written: MoBr₄
Hill system formula: Br₄Mo₁
CAS registry number: [13520-59-7]
Formula weight: 415.556
Class: bromide

Synonyms

molybdenum tetrabromide
molybdenum(IV) bromide
molybdenum bromide

Physical properties

Colour: black
Appearance: crystalline solid
Melting point: (disproportionates to MoBr₃ + Br₂)
Boiling point:
Density:

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Element analysis

Element percentages for the elements in molybdenum tetrabromide
Element	%
Br	76.91
Mo	23.09

Synthesis

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Isotope pattern

What follows is the calculated isotope pattern for the MoBr₄ unit with the most intense ion set to 100%.

Formula: Mo₁Br₄

mass  %
408   6.0 ___
409   0.0 
410  27.3 ______________
411   6.5 ___
412  55.8 ____________________________
413  29.1 _______________
414  79.9 ________________________________________
415  51.9 __________________________
416 100.0 __________________________________________________
417  46.0 _______________________
418  99.4 __________________________________________________
419  20.1 __________
420  64.5 ________________________________
421   3.5 __
422  23.2 ____________
423   0.0 
424   3.5 __

References

The data on these compounds pages are assembled and adapted from the primary literature and several other sources including the following.

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A.F. Wells in Structural inorganic chemistry, 4th edition, Oxford, UK, 1975.
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