Indium bromide InBr

Indium(l) bromide InBr 14280-63-6 194.722 oran-red orth cry 286 666 4.96 reac HjO... 

Indium(III) bromide InBr, -107 Magnesium bromide MgBr, -72... 

In order to increase the Lewis acidity of the indium centers in compounds such as 52, the preparation of derivatives that incorporate a tetrafluorophenylene backbone has also been pursued. l,2-Bis(halomercurio)tetrafluorobenzene (halide = chloride (53) or bromide (54)) reacts with two equivalents of the corresponding indium(I) halide in THF at 25 °C to afford the tetrakis(T i ) adduct of the respective 9,10-dihalo-9,10-dihydro-9,10-diinda-octafluoroanthracene (halide = chloride (55) or bromide (56)) (Scheme 22). Compound 56 is also prepared by the reaction of (o-C6F4Hg)3 (4) with InBr in refluxing toluene followed by treatment with THF. The formation of the diindacycles 55 and 56 in the reaction of 53 and 54 with two equivalents of the corresponding indium(I) halide is surprising since, in principle, bis(indiumdihalide) complexes would be the expected products. This cyclization... 

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