Arsenic tribromide
Agent Name
Arsenic tribromide
CAS Number
7784-33-0
Formula
As-Br3
Major Category
Metals
Synonyms
Arsenic bromide (AsBr3); Arsenious bromide; Arsenous bromide; Arsenous tribromide; Tribromoarsine; [ChemIDplus] Arsenic (III) bromide; [MSDSonline] UN1555
Category
Arsenic Compounds, Inorganic
Description
Yellowish-white solid; Hygroscopic; [Hawley] Yellowish crystalline solid; mp = 32.8 deg C; [MSDSonline]
Sources/Uses
Used as a reagent and to make pharmaceuticals; [Hawley]
Comments
Highly poisonous; [Merck Index] Arsenic compounds are skin, eye, and respiratory tract irritants; [HSDB] An irritant; [MSDSonline] See "Arsenic" and the linked occupational diseases.
Biomedical References
Exposure Assessment
BEI
Inorganic arsenic plus methylated metabolites in urine = 35 ug As/L; end of workweek;
TLV (ACGIH)
0.01 mg/m3, as As
PEL (OSHA)
0.01 mg/m3, as As
IDLH (NIOSH)
5 mg/m3, as As
Explanatory Notes
VP = 1 mm Hg at 41.8 deg C; [HSDB]
Adverse Effects
Anemia
Aplastic anemia
Neurotoxin
Sensorimotor
Hepatotoxin
Hepatoxic (a) from occupational exposure (secondary effect) or (b) in animal studies or in humans after ingestion
Reproductive Toxin
Yes
IARC Carcinogen
Established
NTP Carcinogen
Human carcinogen
ACGIH Carcinogen
Confirmed Human
Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent
Diseases
Occupational diseases associated with exposure to this agent: