3 Br2 + 2 Fe → 2 FeBr3

This is an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction:

6 Br0 + 6 e- → 6 Br-I (reduction)

2 Fe0 - 6 e- → 2 FeIII (oxidation)

Br2 is an oxidizing agent, Fe is a reducing agent.

Reactants:

  • Br2
    • Names: Bromine source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02, Molecular bromine source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Appearance: Fuming red-to-brown liquid with pungent odour source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04; Dark reddish-brown, fuming liquid with suffocating, irritating fumes. source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02
  • Fe
    • Names: Iron source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07, Fe source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07, Element 26 source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07

Products:

  • FeBr3 – Iron(III) bromide source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27
    • Other names: Ferric bromide source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02, Iron tribromide source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27, Tribromoiron source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27, FeBr3 source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Appearance: Brown solid source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27