Titanium(II) bromide is the
inorganic compound
In chemistry, an inorganic compound is typically a chemical compound that lacks carbon–hydrogen bonds, that is, a compound that is not an organic compound. The study of inorganic compounds is a subfield of chemistry known as '' inorganic chemi ...
with the formula TiBr
2. It is a black
mica
Micas ( ) are a group of silicate minerals whose outstanding physical characteristic is that individual mica crystals can easily be split into extremely thin elastic plates. This characteristic is described as perfect basal cleavage. Mica is ...
ceous solid. It adopts the
cadmium iodide
Cadmium iodide is the inorganic compound with the formula CdI2. It is a white hygroscopic solid. It also can be obtained as a mono- and tetrahydrate. It has few applications. It is notable for its crystal structure, which is typical for compound ...
structure, featuring octahedral Ti(II) centers. It arises via the reaction of the elements:
:Ti + Br
2 → TiBr
2
The compound reacts with caesium bromide to give the
linear chain compound
222px, Magnus's green salt is an example of a linear chain compound.
In chemistry and materials science, linear chain compounds are materials composed of one-dimensional arrays of metal-metal bonded molecules or ions. Such materials exhibit ...
CsTiBr
3.
References
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Titanium(II) compounds
Bromides
Titanium halides