Astatine bromide explained

Astatine bromide is an interhalogen compound with the chemical formula AtBr.

Production

Astatine bromide is produced by the reaction of astatine with an aqueous solution of iodine monobromide:

At₂ + 2 IBr → 2 AtBr + I₂Astatine bromide also can produce by reacting elemental astatine and bromine:^[1]

At₂ +Br₂→ 2 AtBr

References

Bibliography

• Book: Inorganic Reactions and Methods, the Formation of Bonds to Halogens . J J . Zuckerman . A P . Hagen . 1989 . . 978-0-471-18656-4 .

Notes and References

1. Argonne National Laboratory Annual Report 1965. pp 62. chemistry of astatine. (Google Books)