Xenon dibromide

Xenon dibromide
Names
	IUPAC name Dibromoxenon
	Other names Xenon(II) bromide;
Identifiers
CAS Number	73378-57-1 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	2342693;
PubChem CID	3085953;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID8072744 ;
	SMILES Br[Xe]Br;
Properties
Chemical formula	XeBr2
Molar mass	291.10 g/mol
Thermochemistry
Gibbs free energy (ΔfG⦵)	32.5 kJ·mol−1
Related compounds
Other anions	Xenon difluoride; Xenon dichloride
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Xenon dibromide is an unstable chemical compound with the chemical formula XeBr₂. It was only produced by the decomposition of iodine-129:^[2]^[3]

¹²⁹IBr₂^– → XeBr₂ + e^–

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Attempts to prepare this compound by combining elemental xenon and bromine only resulted in the XeBr radical.^[4] This compound is expected to be less stable than xenon difluoride and xenon dichloride. It is also expected to decompose to xenon and bromine.^[1]

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