Xenon dibromide explained

Xenon dibromide is an unstable chemical compound with the chemical formula XeBr2. It was only produced by the decomposition of iodine-129:[1]

129IBr2– → XeBr2 + e–Attempts to prepare this compound by combining elemental xenon and bromine only resulted in the XeBr radical.[2] This compound is expected to be less stable than xenon difluoride and xenon dichloride. It is also expected to decompose to xenon and bromine.

Notes and References

  1. Book: A. H. Cockett . K. C. Smith . . The Chemistry of the Monatomic Gases . Elsevier Science . 9781483157368 . 267 . English . Ebook . 2013.
  2. Shuaibov, A.K. . K. C. Smith . Neil Bartlett . A Broadband Excimer-Halogen Emitter Utilizing Xenon Bromide and Iodide. . High Temperature . 2004 . 42 . 4 . 645–647 . 10.1023/B:HITE.0000039995.15986.ec . Springer Link . 122335160 . English.

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