Bromous acid

Bromous acid
Names
	IUPAC names hydroxy-λ3-bromanone; hydroxidooxidobromine; bromous acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:29247 ;
ChemSpider	145144 ;
PubChem CID	165616;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID80276549 ;
	SMILES O=BrO;
Properties
Chemical formula	HBrO2
Molar mass	112.911 g/mol
Related compounds
Other anions	Hydrobromic acid; hypobromous acid; bromic acid; perbromic acid
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Bromous acid is a chemical compound. It is an acid. Its chemical formula is HBrO₂. It contains hydrogen and bromite ions. It contains bromine in its +3 oxidation state.

Properties

It can be made by oxidizing hypobromous acid with hypochlorous acid. It can also be made by careful disproportionation of hypobromous acid. It can also be made by reacting hypobromous acid and bromic acid. They can be used to reduce permanganates to manganates.

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