At a Glance
Material Family
Acids & Salts
Record Type
Salt
Primary Role
Corrosion Inhibition · Synthesis Intermediate
Functional Roles
Industries Served
Applications & Use Cases
- ▸ Blended into high-density clear brine completion and workover fluids (often with calcium bromide) to control downhole pressure in deep oil and gas wells without solids that could damage the producing formation.
- ▸ Serves as the electrolyte salt in zinc-bromine flow batteries for grid-scale and stationary energy storage systems.
- ▸ Acts as a Lewis acid catalyst and brominating reagent in organic synthesis and fine-chemical manufacturing.
- ▸ Used as a dense, transparent shielding medium in radiation-viewing windows and gamma-ray shielding solutions.
- ▸ Applied as a rayon and viscose processing aid and as a mordant in select textile finishing operations.
Physical Properties
appearance
white to off-white crystalline powder or granules (anhydrous); also supplied as a clear dense aqueous brine
melting_point
394 C
boiling_point
697 C
density
4.20 g/cm3 (anhydrous solid)
water_solubility
highly soluble, ~447 g/100 mL (20 C)
molar_mass
225.2 g/mol
hygroscopicity
deliquescent / strongly hygroscopic
Safety & Handling
Full SDS available on request
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Chemical Identity
CAS Number
7699-45-8
Molecular Formula
Br2Zn
Molecular Weight
225.2 g/mol
IUPAC Name
dibromozinc
PubChem CID
InChI Key
VNDYJBBGRKZCSX-UHFFFAOYSA-L
Synonyms & Trade Names
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