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Molybdenum(IV) bromide

Molybdenum(IV) bromide, also known as molybdenum tetrabromide, is the inorganic compound with the formula MoBr<sub>4</sub>. It is a black solid. MoBr<sub>4</sub> has been prepared by treatment of molybdenum(V) chloride with hydrogen bromide:

:2 MoCl<sub>5</sub> + 10 HBr → 2 MoBr<sub>4</sub> + 10 HCl + Br<sub>2</sub>

The reaction proceeds via the unstable molybdenum(V) bromide, which releases bromine at room temperature.

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

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