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Niobium(V) bromide
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<p>Niobium(V) bromide is the <a href="/facts/Inorganic_compound/TfFfzxSz">inorganic compound</a> with the formula Nb2Br10. Its name comes from the compound's <a href="/facts/Empirical_formula/xd0vSIlm">empirical formula</a>, NbBr5. It is a diamagnetic, orange solid that hydrolyses readily. The compound adopts an edge-shared bioctahedral structure, which means that two NbBr5 units are joined by a pair of <a href="/facts/Bridging_ligand/E4ytba8I">bromide bridges</a>. There is no bond between the Nb centres. <a href="/facts/Niobium(V)_chloride/lNS7GClJ">Niobium(V) chloride</a>, <a href="/facts/Niobium(V)_iodide/x7YAg9XY">niobium(V) iodide</a>, <a href="/facts/Tantalum(V)_chloride/AMxt1Iyq">tantalum(V) chloride</a>, <a href="/facts/Tantalum(V)_bromide/2lCzhUM8">tantalum(V) bromide</a>, and <a href="/facts/Tantalum(V)_iodide/4lrr85a8">tantalum(V) iodide</a> all share this structural motif. </p>