Title: Indium Tribromide
CAS Registry Number: 13465-09-3
CAS Name: Indium bromide (InBr3)
Molecular Formula: Br3In
Molecular Weight: 354.53
Percent Composition: Br 67.61%, In 32.39%
Line Formula: InBr3
Literature References: Water-stable, green Lewis acid catalyst. Prepn: G. P. Baxter, C. M. Alter, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 55, 1943 (1933). Hydrolysis constants: T. Moeller, ibid. 64, 953 (1942). Raman spectroscopy of aqueous solns: M. A. Marques et al., J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans. 86, 3883 (1990). Chemical bonding analysis of binary indium bromides: R. Dronskowski, Inorg. Chem. 33, 6201 (1994). Catalytic applications in organic synthesis: J. S. Yadav, B. V. S. Reddy, Synthesis 2002, 511; eidem et al., Synlett 2003, 396; C. Peppe et al., ibid. 2004, 1723; L. Yin et al., ibid. 1727; Z.-H. Zhang et al., Adv. Synth. Catal. 348, 184 (2006). Review of synthetic applications: Z.-H. Zhang, Synlett 2005, 711-712.
Properties: White crystalline solid.
Use: Regio-, chemo-, and stereoselective Lewis acid catalyst in organic synthesis. |