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Gadolinium(III) bromide is a crystalline compound of gadolinium atoms and three bromine atoms. This salt is hygroscopic.

Preparation

Gadolinium(III) bromide can be obtained by the reaction between gadolinium and hydrobromic acid:[3]

The anhydrous form can be obtained by heating the hydrate with ammonium bromide.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Gadolinium(III) bromide anhydrous, powder, 99.99% trace rare earth metals basis | Sigma-Aldrich". www.sigmaaldrich.com. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b "13818-75-2 - Gadolinium(III) bromide, ultra dry, 99.99% (metals basis) - 43673 - Alfa Aesar". www.alfa.com. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  3. ^ a b Georg Brauer (Hrsg.), unter Mitarbeit von Marianne Baudler u. a.: Handbuch der Präparativen Anorganischen Chemie. 3., umgearbeitete Auflage. Band I, Ferdinand Enke, Stuttgart 1975, ISBN 3-432-02328-6, S. 1077.
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