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Tungsten compounds: tungsten tribromide

The tungsten in tungsten tribromide formally is in the oxidation state 3.

Tungsten tribromide

Formula as often written: WBr₃
Hill system formula: Br₃W₁
CAS registry number: [15163-24-3]
Formula weight: 423.552
Class: bromide

Synonyms

tungsten tribromide
tungsten(III) bromide
tungsten bromide

Physical properties

Colour: black
Appearance: crystalline solid
Melting point: 80°C (decomposes)
Boiling point:
Density:

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Element analysis

Element percentages for the elements in tungsten tribromide
Element	%
Br	56.60
W	43.40

Synthesis

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Isotope pattern

What follows is the calculated isotope pattern for the WBr₃ unit with the most intense ion set to 100%.

Formula: W₁Br₃

mass  %
417   0.1 
418   0.0 
419  13.7 _______
420   7.3 ____
421  55.4 ____________________________
422  21.4 ___________
423  99.0 __________________________________________________
424  20.8 __________
425 100.0 __________________________________________________
426   6.8 ___
427  56.2 ____________________________
428   0.0 
429  13.5 _______

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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