Nitrogen tribromide

Tribromamin

Dark red, explosive solid

Fixed

Explodes > -100 ° C

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Stickstofftribromid is a chemical compound belonging to the group of Stickstoffhalogenide. Due to their sensitivity and high explosiveness there is no practical use for the connection.

Occurrence

This is used for the disinfection of swimming pools instead of chlorine bromine, can arise as a by-product Stickstofftribromid by the reaction with urea from human excreta.

Production and representation

Stickstofftribromid can be obtained by bromination of nitrogen trichloride

Or by reaction of ammonium, sodium, and iron ( III ) bromide

Or by reaction of bis (trimethylsilyl) bromamine with bromine chloride at -85 ° C in n-pentane as the solvent

Also, by electrolysis of ammonium iodide and potassium bromide ( KBr NH4I ) Stickstofftribromid can be made.

The explosion Stickstofftribromid decomposes into the elements: