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FeBr3

metal

· JVASP-12000· FeBr3

FeBr3 (ferric bromide) is an iron halide compound that functions primarily as a Lewis acid catalyst and chemical reagent rather than a structural metal, despite its metallic iron content. It is widely used in organic synthesis, pharmaceutical manufacturing, and industrial chemical processes where it catalyzes bromination reactions, Friedel-Crafts reactions, and other transformations. Engineers and chemists select FeBr3 over alternative iron catalysts or brominating agents due to its high reactivity, solubility in organic solvents, and cost-effectiveness for large-scale chemical production.

organic synthesis catalystpharmaceutical manufacturingchemical bromination processeslaboratory reagentindustrial halogenationfine chemical production

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	41.97	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.4600	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	6.600	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	5.005	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	0.000	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	0.000	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
Magnetic Moment(μB)	2.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.000107	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.000105	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-42.23	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	-42.53	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.3867	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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