Einsteinium(III) bromide

Einsteinium(III) bromide
Names
	Other names Einsteinium tribromide;
Identifiers
CAS Number	72461-17-7; 57137-36-7 253Es;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	64886013;
PubChem CID	180573;
	InChI InChI=1S/3BrH.Es/h3*1H;/p-3 Key: FUNUGMODRSILHE-UHFFFAOYSA-K;
	SMILES [Br-].[Br-].[Br-].[Es];
Properties
Chemical formula	EsBr3
Molar mass	490.8359 g/mol
Appearance	Light brown crystalline solid
Structure
Crystal structure	Monoclinic
Coordination geometry	Octahedral
Molecular shape	AlCl3 type
Related compounds
Other anions	Einsteinium(III) chloride; Einsteinium(III) iodide
Related compounds	Einsteinium(II) bromide
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Einsteinium(III) bromide, or einsteinium tribromide is the binary bromide salt of einsteinium. It has a monoclinic crystal structure and is used to create einsteinium(II) bromide. This compound slowly decays to californium(III) bromide. via alpha decay.