Chemistry:Potassium hexabromorhenate

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Potassium hexabromorhenate
Names
IUPAC name
dipotassium; hexabromo rhenium(2-)
Other names
Potassium hexabromorhenate(IV)
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
Properties
Br6K2Re
Molar mass 743.828 g·mol−1
Appearance dark red crystals
Density 4.34 g/cm3
reacts with water
Hazards
GHS Signal word Warning
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Potassium hexabromorhenate is an inorganic chemical compound with the chemical formula K
2
ReBr
6
.[1][2]

Synthesis

Fusion of rhenium with potassium bromide in a bromine vapor current:

Re + 2KBr + 2Br
2
→ K
2
ReBr
6

The effect of hydrobromic acid on a mixture of potassium bromide with rhenium(VI) oxide:[3]

ReO
2
+ 2KBr + 4HBr → K
2
ReBr
6
+ 2H
2
O

Reduction of potassium perrenate by potassium iodide in concentrated hydrobromic acid:[3]

2KReO
4
+ 6KI + 16HBr → 2K
2
ReBr
6
+ 4KBr + 3I
2
+ 8H
2
O

Chemical properties

Potassium hexabromorhenate dissolves in hydrobromic acid to create a red or deep yellow solution.[4]

Reacts with water.

K
2
ReBr
6
+ 2H
2
O → ReO
2
+ 2KBr + 4HBr

Physical properties

The compound forms dark red crystals of cubic system, space group Fm3m.[5]

References