Copper (II) Bromide

Public-database records for Copper (II) Bromide (CAS 7789-45-9), reproduced here for independent cross-checking.

Safety classification and hazard statements

Physical description and handling notes

• Copper(ii) bromide is an odorless black solid. Sinks and mixes with water. (USCG, 1999)
• Almost black, deliquescent solid; Very soluble in water; [HSDB] Below 29 deg C, the green tetrahydrate forms; [Ullmann] Black, odorless, hygroscopic crystalline powder; [Alfa Aesar MSDS]
• Almost black, iodine like, monoclinic crystals or crystalline powder
• Very sol in water; sol in alcohol, acetone, ammonia; practically insol in benzene, ether, concentrated sulfuric acid
• Very sol in water; sol in ethanol, acetone; insoluble in benzene, ethyl ether
• 126 parts/100 parts water

Reported physical properties

How this substance is indexed

Documented uses

• Used as an intensifier in photography, brominating agent in organic synthesis, humidity indicator, wood preservative, electrolyte in batteries, stabilizer for acetylated polyformaldehyde, in metal machining, removing lead from gasoline, copying processes, and sulfur extraction of oil; [HSDB]
• Metal Machining [Category: Heat or Machine]
• Petroleum Production and Refining [Category: Industry]
• Battery Manufacturing [Category: Industry]
• Applying Wood Preservatives [Category: Other]
• Photographic Processing [Category: Other]

Names this substance appears under

Copper(II) bromide; 7789-45-9; CUPRIC BROMIDE; Dibromocopper; Copper bromide (CuBr2); 1KC430K0ZN; DTXSID7064863; Cuprum Bromatum; RefChem:58532; DTXCID9048067; CUPRIC BROMIDE, ANHYDROUS; 232-167-2; Copper (II) bromide; Copper dibromide; UNII-1KC430K0ZN; HSDB 257

Computed molecular descriptors

Database abstract

Copper (II) Bromide · CAS 7789-45-9 · Br2Cu. UNII 1KC430K0ZN. 沸点: 900 °C; 熔点: 928 °F (USCG, 1999); 熔点: 498 °C.

Source: PubChem / Wikidata; the batch COA governs where values differ.