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Molybdenum(IV) bromide

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Molybdenum(IV) bromide, also known as molybdenum tetrabromide, is the inorganic compound with the formula MoBr4. It is a black solid. MoBr4 has been prepared by treatment of molybdenum(V) chloride with hydrogen bromide:

2 MoCl5 + 10 HBr → 2 MoBr4 + 10 HCl + Br2
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The reaction proceeds via the unstable molybdenum(V) bromide, which releases bromine at room temperature.[1]

Molybdenum(IV) bromide can also be prepared by oxidation of molybdenum(III) bromide with bromine.[2]

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