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IUPAC name
Nickel(II) bromide
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Other names
Nickel dibromide,
Nickel bromide, Nickelous bromide |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.033.318 |
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NiBr2 | |
Molar mass | 218.53 g/mol |
Appearance | yellow-brown crystals |
Odor | odorless |
Density | 5.098 g/cm3 |
Melting point | 963 °C (1,765 °F; 1,236 K) sublimes |
113 g/100ml (0 °C) 122 g/100ml (10 °C) 134 g/100ml (25 °C) 144 g/100ml (40 °C) 155 g/100ml (100 °C) |
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Solubility | soluble in ethanol |
+5600.0·10−6 cm3/mol | |
Hazards | |
Main hazards | Irritant, corrosive |
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Flash point | Non-flammable |
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Other anions
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nickel(II) fluoride nickel(II) chloride nickel(II) iodide |
Other cations
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cobalt(II) bromide copper(II) bromide palladium(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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Nickel(II) bromide is the name for the inorganic compounds with the chemical formula NiBr2(H2O)x. The value of x can be 0 for the anhydrous material, as well as 2, 3, and 6 for the three hydrate. The anhydrous material is a yellow-brown solid dissolves in water and in ethanol to give blue-green hexahydrate (see picture). are also known.
The structure of the nickel bromides varies with the degree of hydration. In all cases, nickel adopts octahedral molecular geometry.
NiBr2 has Lewis acid character. NiBr2 is also used to prepare catalysts for cross-coupling reactions and various carbonylations.
Nickel(II) is toxic and suspected to be a cancer agent.