AlBr3
metalAluminum tribromide (AlBr3) is a Lewis acid compound consisting of aluminum bonded with bromine, typically encountered as a white to yellow crystalline solid or as a solution in organic solvents. In industrial practice, AlBr3 serves primarily as a catalyst and reagent in organic synthesis, particularly in Friedel-Crafts alkylation and acylation reactions, as well as in isomerization and polymerization processes in the petrochemical and fine chemical industries. Engineers and chemists select AlBr3 over other aluminum halides when bromine-containing intermediates are needed or when its specific reactivity profile is advantageous for controlling reaction selectivity and yield in pharmaceutical, agrochemical, and polymer manufacturing.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bulk Modulus(K) | — | Pa | — | — | |
Exfoliation Energy(Eexf) | — | meV/atom | — | — | |
Poisson's Ratio(ν) | — | - | — | — | |
Shear Modulus(G) | — | Pa | — | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | — | kg/m³ | — | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | — | eV | — | — | |
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr) | — | - | — | — | |
Magnetic Moment(μB) | — | µB | — | — | |
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij) | — | C/m² | — | — | |
Seebeck Coefficient(S) | — | µV/K | — | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | — | eV/atom | — | — | |
Formation Energy(ΔHf)2 entries | — | eV/atom | — | — | |
| ↳ | — | eV/atom | — | — |