ITEM                            : PHOSPHORUS TRIBROMIDE
SYNONYMS                   : TRIBROMO PHOSPHENE, PHOSPHORUS BROMIDE
CAS NO.                       : 7789-60-8
MOLECULAR FORMULA   : PBR3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT     : 270.70
APPEARANCE                 : WHITE TO PALE YELLOW
ODOR                           : SHARP, PENETRATING, PUNGENT ODOR
BOILING RANGE            : 169 – 173 °C AT 760 MMHG
MELTING RANGE            : (-39) – (-41) °C
SPECIFIC GRAVITY         : 2.83 – 2.85
SOLUBILITY IN WATER   : HYDROLYZES VIOLENTLY WITH WATER FORMING
                                      PHOSPHORIC ACID AND HYDROGEN BROMIDE
PURITY BY ASSAY          : 98 – 102 % (BY ASSAY WITH SILVER NITRATE)
PACKING                       : IN 50 KG. CARBOYS / 70 KG. DRUMS (FOR EXPORTS UN
                                      PACKING ALSO AILABLE ON REQUEST)