Sodium bromide

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Sodium bromide
3D model of sodium bromide
Sodium bromide powder
Names
IUPAC name
Sodium bromide
Identifiers
7647-15-6 YesY
13466-08-5 (dihydrate) N
ChEMBL ChEMBL1644694 N
ChemSpider 22712 YesY
Jmol 3D model Interactive image
PubChem 253881
RTECS number VZ3150000
UNII LC1V549NOM YesY
  • InChI=1S/BrH.Na/h1H;/q;+1/p-1 YesY
    Key: JHJLBTNAGRQEKS-UHFFFAOYSA-M YesY
  • InChI=1/BrH.Na/h1H;/q;+1/p-1
    Key: JHJLBTNAGRQEKS-REWHXWOFAR
  • [Na+].[Br-]
Properties
BrNa
Molar mass 102.89 g·mol−1
Appearance White powder, hygroscopic
Density 3.21 g/cm3 (anhydrous)
2.18 g/cm3 (dihydrate)
Melting point 747 °C (1,377 °F; 1,020 K)
(anhydrous)
36 °C (97 °F; 309 K)
(dihydrate) decomposes[1]
Boiling point 1,390 °C (2,530 °F; 1,660 K) [1]
71.35 g/100 mL (−20 °C)
79.52 g/100 mL (0 °C)
94.32 g/100 mL (25 °C)[2]
104.9 g/100 mL (40 °C)
116.2 g/100 mL (100 °C)[3]
Solubility Soluble in alcohol, liquid ammonia, pyridine, hydrazine, SO2, amine
Insoluble in acetone, acetonitrile[2]
Solubility in methanol 17.3 g/100 g (0 °C)
16.8 g/100 g (20 °C)
16.1 g/100 g (40 °C)
15.3 g/100 g (60 °C)[2]
Solubility in ethanol 2.45 g/100 g (0 °C)
2.32 g/100 g (20 °C)
2.29 g/100 g (30 °C)
2.35 g/100 g (70 °C)[2]
Solubility in formic acid 19.3 g/100 g (18 °C)
19.4 g/100 g (25 °C)[2]
Solubility in glycerol 38.7 g/100 g (20 °C)[2]
Solubility in dimethylformamide 3.2 g/100 g (10.3 °C)[2]
Vapor pressure 1 torr (806 °C)
5 torr (903 °C)[1]
Thermal conductivity 5.6 W/m·K (150 K)[4]
1.6428 (24 °C)
nKrF = 1.8467 (24 °C)
nHe–Ne = 1.6389 (24 °C)[5]
Viscosity 1.42 cP (762 °C)
1.08 cP (857 °C)
0.96 cP (937 °C)[2]
Structure
Cubic
a = 5.97 Å[4]
Thermochemistry
51.4 J/mol·K[2]
86.82 J/mol·K[2]
−361.41 kJ/mol[2]
−349.3 kJ/mol[2]
Vapor pressure {{{value}}}
Related compounds
Other anions
 Sodium fluoride
Sodium chloride
Sodium iodide
Other cations
 Lithium bromide
Potassium bromide
Rubidium bromide
Caesium bromide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Sodium bromide is an inorganic compound with the formula NaBr. It is a high-melting white, crystalline solid that resembles sodium chloride. It is a widely used source of the bromide ion and has many applications.[6]

Synthesis, structure, reactions

NaBr crystallizes in the same cubic motif as NaCl, NaF and NaI. The anhydrous salt crystallizes above 50.7 °C.[6] Dihydrate salts (NaBr·2H2O) crystallize out of water solution below 50.7 °C.[7]

NaBr is produced by treating sodium hydroxide with hydrogen bromide.

Sodium bromide can be used as a source of the chemical element bromine. This can be accomplished by treating an aqueous solution of NaBr with chlorine gas:

2 NaBr + Cl2 → Br2 + 2 NaCl

Applications

Sodium bromide is the most useful inorganic bromide in industry.[6] It is also used as a catalyst in TEMPO-mediated oxidation reactions.[8]

Medicine

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See also: Potassium bromide § Medical and Veterinary

Also known as Sedoneural, sodium bromide has been used as a hypnotic, anticonvulsant, and sedative in medicine, widely used as an anticonvulsant and a sedative in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its action is due to the bromide ion, and for this reason potassium bromide is equally effective. In 1975, bromides were removed from drugs in the U.S. such as Bromo-Seltzer due to toxicity.[9]

Preparation of other bromine compounds

Sodium bromide is widely used for the preparation of other bromides in organic synthesis and other areas. It is a source of the bromide nucleophile to convert alkyl chlorides to more reactive alkyl bromides by the Finkelstein reaction:

NaBr + RCl → RBr + NaCl (R = alkyl)

Once a large need in photography, but now shrinking, the photosensitive salt silver bromide is prepared using NaBr.

Disinfectant

Sodium bromide is used in conjunction with chlorine as a disinfectant for swimming pools.

Petroleum industry

Sodium bromide is used to prepare dense fluids used in oil wells.

Safety

NaBr has a very low toxicity with an oral LD50 estimated at 3.5 g/kg for rats.[10] However, this is a single-dose value. Bromide ion is a cumulative toxin with a relatively long half life (in excess of a week in humans): see potassium bromide.

References

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  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Michael J. Dagani, Henry J. Barda, Theodore J. Benya, David C. Sanders "Bromine Compounds" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2000. doi:10.1002/14356007.a04_405
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  8. ↑ http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10570-009-9381-2#page-1
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