Phosphorus tribromide

• Formula: Br₃P
• Molecular weight: 270.686
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/Br3P/c1-4(2)3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: IPNPIHIZVLFAFP-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 7789-60-8
• Chemical structure:
  This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file
• Other names: PBr3; Phosphorus(III) bromide; Phosphorous tribromide; Extrema; Phosphorous bromide; Phosphorus bromide; Tribromophosphine; UN 1808; Phosphorus bromide (PBr3)
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Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron
B - John E. Bartmess

Electron affinity determinations

Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

Ion clustering data

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Data compiled by: John E. Bartmess

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Clustering reactions

 +  = Br₄P^-

By formula: Br^- + Br₃P = Br₄P^-

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director

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References

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Mathur, Rothe, et al., 1976
Mathur, B.P.; Rothe, E.W.; Tang, S.Y.; Reck, G., Negative ions from phosphorus halides due to cesium charge exchange, J. Chem. Phys., 1976, 64, 565. [all data]

Varmuza and Krenmayr, 1971
Varmuza, K.; Krenmayr, P., Massenspektrometrische untersuchungen einfacher und gemischter phosphortrihalogenide, Monatsh. Chem., 1971, 102, 1037. [all data]

Muller and Fenderl, 1969
Muller, J.; Fenderl, K., Massenspektren und Ionisierungspotentiale von C₅H₅Mn(CO)₂PX₃-Komplexen, J. Organometal. Chem., 1969, 19, 123. [all data]

Kiser, Dillard, et al., 1969
Kiser, R.W.; Dillard, J.G.; Dugger, D.L., Mass spectrometry of inorganic halides, Advan. Chem. Ser., 1969, 72, 153. [all data]

Daamen, Boxhoorn, et al., 1978
Daamen, H.; Boxhoorn, G.; Oskam, A., U. V. photoelectron (He I and He II) studies of M(CO)₅PX₃ (M=Cr, Mo, W and X=F, Cl, Br), Inorg. Chim. Acta, 1978, 28, 263. [all data]

Nicholson and Rademacher, 1974
Nicholson, D.G.; Rademacher, P., Photoelectron spectra and electronic structures of antimony(III) halides, Acta Chem. Scand. Ser. A:, 1974, 28, 1136. [all data]

Berkosky, Ellison, et al., 1973
Berkosky, J.L.; Ellison, F.O.; Lee, T.H.; Rabalais, J.W., Model for calculating spin-orbit interactions with applications to photoelectron spectroscopy, J. Chem. Phys., 1973, 59, 5342. [all data]

Cox, Evans, et al., 1972
Cox, P.A.; Evans, S.; Orchard, A.F.; Richardson, N.V.; Roberts, P.J., Simple quantitative molecular orbital methods used in connection with photoelectron spectroscopy, Faraday Discuss. Chem. Soc., 1972, 54, 26. [all data]

Betteridge, Thompson, et al., 1972
Betteridge, D.; Thompson, M.; Baker, A.D.; Kemp, N.R., Photoelectron spectra of phosphorus halides, alkyl phosphites and phosphates, organophosphorus pesticides, and related compounds, Anal. Chem., 1972, 44, 2005. [all data]

Heil, Check, et al., 2002
Heil, T.E.; Check, C.E.; Lobring, K.C.; Sunderlin, L.S., The thermochemistry of phosphorus tetrahalide anions, J. Phys. Chem. A, 2002, 106, 42, 10043-10048, https://doi.org/10.1021/jp021386y . [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  EA	Electron affinity
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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