ITEM : PHOSPHORUS OXY BROMIDE
SYNONYMS : PHOSPHORYL BROMIDE,
PHOSPHORUS TRIBROMIDE OXIDE
CAS NO. : 7789-59-5
MOLECULAR FORMULA : POBR3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 286.69
APPEARANCE : WHITE TO LIGHT ORANGE OR GRAY-TAN TO
GRAY-BROWN CRYSTALS OR CRYSTALLINE
SOLID
ODOR : SHARP, PENETRATING, PUNGENT ODOR
BOILING RANGE : 191 – 195 °C. (DECOMPOSES) AT 760 MM HG.
MELTING RANGE : 55 – 58 °C
SPECIFIC GRAVITY : 2.80 – 2.84
SOLUBILITY IN WATER : HYDROLYZES VIOLENTLY WITH WATER
FORMING PHOSPHORIC ACID AND
HYDROGEN BROMIDE
% PURITY BY ASSAY : 98 – 102 % (BY ASSAY WITH SILVER NITRATE)
(TYPICALLY 79.4 – 75.5 % BROMINE CONTENT)
PACKING : 50 KG. CARBOY / 70 KG. DRUM
(FOR EXPORTS UN APPROVED PACKING ALSO
AVAILABLE ON REQUEST)