Technetium(IV) bromide

Technetium(IV) bromide[1] is a compound that is a salt of the radioactive element technetium. It is a dark-colored crystal with the symbol TcBr4. Its crystal structure is similar to those of platinum(IV) bromide and osmium(IV) bromide and it is moderately soluble in water. It is not used in anything except research because of its radioactivity.

Technetium(IV) bromide
Names
IUPAC name
Technetium(IV) tetrabromide
Other names
  • Technetium tetrabromide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
Properties
TcBr4
Molar mass 337.62 g/mol
Appearance Dark Crystals
Density 4.888 g/cm3
Soluble
Structure
Orthorhombic
Related compounds
Other cations
Technetium chloride
Related
Manganese(II) bromide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Prepearation

Technetium tetrabromide can be produced in a composition reaction. The first way is reacting Technetium metal with elemental bromine but under a vacuum or in argon. Leave the reaction for 4 hours and evaporate to dryness. This reaction is exothermic. Under is the equation.

Tc + 2Br2 → TcBr4

References

  1. Poineau, Frederic; Rodriguez, Efrain E.; Forster, Paul M.; Sattelberger, Alfred P.; Cheetham, Anthony K.; Czerwinski, Kenneth R. (2009-01-28). "Preparation of the Binary Technetium Bromides: TcBr3and TcBr4". Journal of the American Chemical Society. American Chemical Society (ACS). 131 (3): 910–911. doi:10.1021/ja808597r. ISSN 0002-7863.


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