Arsenous tribromide
[CAS# 7784-33-0]

Identification

• Classification: Inorganic chemical industry >> Inorganic salt >> Metal halides and halides >> Metal bromide and salt
• Name: Arsenous tribromide
• Synonyms: Arsenic tribromide; Arsenous bromide; Tribromoarsine
• Molecular Formula: AsBr₃
• Molecular Weight: 314.63
• CAS Registry Number: 7784-33-0
• EC Number: 232-057-4

Properties

• Density: 3.40 g/cm³ (25 ºC)^*
• Melting point: 32 ºC^**
• Boiling point: 221 ºC (737 Torr)^***

^* "Hazardous Substances Data Bank" data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

^** Arnaiz, Francisco J.; Inorganic Syntheses 2002, V33, P203-204.

^*** Bernshtein, A.; Zhurnal Obshchei Khimii 1941, V11, P901-9.

Safety Data

Hazard Classification

Hazard	Class	Category Code	Hazard Statement
Acute toxicity	Acute Tox.	3	H301
Chronic hazardous to the aquatic environment	Aquatic Chronic	1	H410
Acute hazardous to the aquatic environment	Aquatic Acute	1	H400
Acute toxicity	Acute Tox.	3	H331