Dibromine trioxide is the

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composed of

bromine Bromine is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol, symbol Br and atomic number 35. It is a volatile red-brown liquid at room temperature that evaporates readily to form a similarly coloured vapour. Its properties are intermediate between th ...

and

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with the

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Br₂O₃. It is an orange solid that is stable below −40 °C. It has the structure Br−O−BrO₂ (bromine bromate). It was discovered in 1993. The bond angle of Br−O−Br is 111.7°, the bond angle of O−Br=O is 103.1°, and the bond angle of O=Br=O is 107.6°. The Br−OBrO₂

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is 1.845 Å, the O−BrO₂ bond length is 1.855 Å and the Br=O bond length is 1.612 Å.

Reactions

Dibromine trioxide can be prepared by reacting a solution of bromine in

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with

ozone Ozone () (or trioxygen) is an Inorganic compound, inorganic molecule with the chemical formula . It is a pale blue gas with a distinctively pungent smell. It is an allotrope of oxygen that is much less stable than the diatomic allotrope , break ...

at low temperatures. It

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solutions to Br and BrO.

References

Bromine(V) compounds Sesquioxides Bromine(I) compounds Mixed valence compounds {{inorganic-compound-stub