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Uses

Used in Chemical Research:
Thorium tetrabromide is used as a research compound for studying its chemical properties and potential applications in various fields. Its light sensitivity and reactivity make it an interesting subject for scientific investigation.
Used in Industrial Applications:
In the industrial sector, thorium tetrabromide is used as a starting material for the production of other thorium compounds, which can have various applications such as in the manufacturing of electronic devices or as additives in the production of certain materials.
Used in Nuclear Industry:
Although not explicitly mentioned in the provided materials, thorium tetrabromide could potentially be used in the nuclear industry as a source of thorium, which is a potential fuel for nuclear reactors due to its ability to undergo fission when bombarded with neutrons.

InChI:InChI=1/4BrH.Th/h4*1H;/q;;;;+4/p-4

Upstream product

• 7726-95-6 bromine 
• 10025-67-9 disulfur dichloride 
• 10035-10-6 hydrogen bromide 

Downstream Products

• 13709-59-6 thorium tetrafluoride 
• 10026-08-1 thorium tetrachloride 
• 7440-09-7 potassium 
• 123582-46-7 ThBr₄*2BAApy 
• 167637-99-2 tetrakis(4-vinylpyridine)thorium(IV) bromide 
• 837367-13-2 [Th(4-[N-(4'-dimethylaminobenzylidene)amino]antipyrine semicarbazone)2Br₄] 
• 837367-27-8 [Th(4-[N-(3'-nitrobenzylidene)amino]antipyrine semicarbazone)2Br₄] 
• 837367-20-1 [Th(4-[N-(2'-nitrobenzylidene)amino]antipyrine semicarbazone)2Br₄] 
• 837367-06-3 [Th(4-[N-(4'-methoxybenzylidene)amino]antipyrine semicarbazone)2Br₄] 
• 837366-99-1 [Th(4-[N-(benzylidene)amino]antipyrine semicarbazone)2Br₄] 
• 148537-14-8 tetrakis(3-methyl-1-phenyl-5-pyrazolone)thorium(IV) bromide 
• 137760-10-2 tetrakis(methylphenylsulphoxide)thorium(IV) bromide 
• 152970-18-8 tetrakis(phenyl vinyl sulfoxide)thorium(IV) bromide 
• 98538-68-2 {ThBr₄(CH₃CON(C₆H₁₁)2)2} 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Optical Absorption and X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopic Studies of Thorium Tetrabromide

Optical absorption and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopies have been used to investigate the electronic structure of ThBr4 in relation to ThF4 and ThCl4.The same electronic process appears to be responsible for the Th 4f photoelectron 'shake-up' satellites

A Simple Access to Pure Thorium(IV) Halides (ThCl4, ThBr4, and ThI4)

In this work we present a facile, lab scale synthesis for thorium tetrahalides ThX4 (X = Cl, Br, and I). The reaction between the easily available ThO2 and AlX3 (X = Cl, Br, and I) and a subsequent in situ chemical vapor transport (CVT) leads to a product of high purity, which is obtained in the form of crystals or large aggregates of crystals. Their identity and purity was evidenced by X-ray powder diffraction and IR spectroscopy. The usage of ThO2 avoids, unlike earlier syntheses, the utilization of scarcely available thorium metal or of other reactants, such as CCl4, which leads to impurities. Furthermore, the reaction tolerates even less pure ThO2.

Studies on some thorium(IV) complexes with high coordination numbers derived from semicarbazones of 4-aminoantipyrine

The interaction of thorium(IV) salts with 4[N-(benzylidene)amino]antipyrine semicarbazone (BAAPS), 4[N-(4′-methoxybenzylidene)amino] antipyrine semicarbazone (MBAAPS), 4[N-(4′-dimethoxyaminobenzylidene)amino]antipyrine semicarbazone (DABAAPS), 4[N-(2′-nitrobenzylidene)amino]antipyrine semicarbazone (2′-NO2BAAPS), and 4[N-(3′- nitrobenzylidene)amino]antipyrine semicarbazone (3′-NO2BAAPS) in non-aqueous solvents resulted in the formation of [ThL2X 4] (X = Cl, Br, or NCS), [ThL2I2]I2, [ThL2](ClO4)2 or [ThL(NO3) 4] (L = BAAPS, MBAAPS, DABAAPS, 2-NO2BAAPS, or 3-NO 2BAAPS). All of these compounds were characterized by elemental analyses, electrical conductivity, IR, and thermal methods. X-ray powder diffraction studies of a representative complex were also undertaken. Th(IV) displays the coordination numbers 6, 8, 10, and 11 in these compounds depending on the nature of the coordinated anion and the stoichiometry.

The [Th12N6X41]13- cluster: An extension of rare earth metal cluster chemistry

The synthesis, crystal structure, and chemical bonding of the compounds ATh12N6X29 (A = Li, . . . , Rb;X = Cl,Br) are reported. ATh12N6Cl29 crystallize in the triclinic space group P1 with Z = 1, the bromides ATh12N6Br29 crystallize in the orthorhombic space group Pnnm with two formula units per unit cell. Both structures contain the novel cluster type [Th12N6X41]13-, formed by the cyclic condensation of six nitrogen-centered thorium tetrahedra. According to Extended Hueckel-type calculations, these compounds are stabilized by the formation of a cage orbital in the octahedral center of the cluster unit. Gauthier-Villars.

Studies on ABX6 Compounds. II[1] The BaThBr6 Structure Type

The compounds AThBr6 (A:Ca, Sr, Ba) crystallize in an ordered substitution variant of the PuBr3 type. Their syntheses and special features of the crystal structures are described.

The nature of bonding in hexahalothorates and hexahalouronates(IV)

Enthalpies of reaction have been determined by solution calorimetry for the process 2AX(c)+ThX4(c)=A2ThX4(c)=A2ThX6(c) where A=K, Cs and X=Cl, Br.The measurements afforded the following values of standard enthalpies of formation ΔH0/f (298 K), in kJ mol-1: K2ThCl6, -2108; CsThCl6, -2151; K2ThBr6, -1774; Cs2ThBr6, -1826.The standard enthalpies of formation of ThCl62- (g), ThBr62- (g), UCl62- (g), and UBr62- (g) and the two-halide ion affinities of ThCl4, ThBr4, UCl4,and UBr4 were compared by assuming semi-empirical (Kapustinskii) values of the lattice energies of the complexes.Homolytic and heterolytic bond energies were alsocalculated.

OBSERVATION OF A PHASE TRANSITION IN ThBr4 AND ThCl4 SINGLE CRYSTALS BY FAR-INFRARED AND RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY STUDY.

At 4 K the visible and infrared absorption and emission spectra of U**4** plus in ThBr//4 and ThCl//4 single crystals are not very consistent with what is predicted by the selection rules for the room temperature structure. Thus we investigated Raman scattering in the temperature range 10-300 K to look for a structure change and obtain a better understanding of the specroscopy of U**4** plus in ThBr//4 and ThCl//4. At room temperature, the observed Raman lines have been assigned on the basis of D//4//h factor group analysis. The study of the temperature dependence of the Raman spectra permitted us to discover phase transitions of ThBr//4 and ThCl//4 at 95 and 70 K, respectively. The splitting observed for the strongest E//g symmetry modes shows a lowering of the symmetry below the transition point.