Iodine tribromide explained

Iodine tribromide is an interhalogen with chemical formula IBr₃.

Properties

Iodine tribromide is a dark brown liquid that is miscible with ethanol and ethers.^[1]

Uses

Iodine tribromide can be used as a brominated flame retardant when producing semiconductors. It also can be used in dry etching.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Dr. Bernd Dill (Hrsg.), Prof. Dr. Fred Robert Heiker (Hrsg.), Prof. Dr. Andreas Kirschning (Hrsg.): Römpp Chemie Lexikon. 9. Auflage, Band 3, Georg Thieme Verlag, 1992,, S. 2019.
2. http://www.roempp.com/prod/index1.html Römpp Online