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Vanadium compounds: vanadium tetrabromide

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

Vanadium tetrabromide

Formula as often written: VBr₄
Hill system formula: Br₄V₁
CAS registry number: [13595-30-7]
Formula weight: 370.558
Class: bromide

Synonyms

vanadium tetrabromide
vanadium(IV) bromide
vanadium bromide

Physical properties

Colour: magenta or purple
Appearance: crystalline solid
Melting point: -23°C (decomposes to VBr₃ + Br₂)
Boiling point:
Density:

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Element analysis

Element percentages for the elements in vanadium tetrabromide
Element	%
Br	86.25
V	13.75

Synthesis

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Solid state structure

Geometry of vanadium: 4 coordinate: tetrahedral
Prototypical structure:

Crystal structure of vanadium tetrabromide

Isotope pattern

What follows is the calculated isotope pattern for the VBr₄ unit with the most intense ion set to 100%.

Formula: V₁Br₄

mass  %
366   0.0 
367  17.6 _________
368   0.2 
369  68.5 __________________________________
370   0.3 
371 100.0 __________________________________________________
372   0.2 
373  64.9 ________________________________
374   0.0 
375  15.8 ________

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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