What is Bromous acid?
{{chembox | verifiedrevid = 443428416 | ImageFile = Bromige saeure.png | ImageSize = | IUPACName = hydroxy-λ<sup>3</sup>-bromanone<br />hydroxidooxidobromine<br />bromous acid | OtherNames = | Section1 = {{Chembox Identifiers | ChemSpiderID_Ref = {{chemspidercite|correct|chemspider}} | ChemSpiderID = 145144 | InChI = 1/BrHO2/c2-1-3/h(H,2,3) | InChIKey = DKSMCEUSSQTGBK-UHFFFAOYAC | StdInChI_Ref = {{stdinchicite|correct|chemspider}} | StdInChI = 1S/BrHO2/c2-1-3/h(H,2,3) | StdInChIKey_Ref = {{stdinchicite|correct|chemspider}} | StdInChIKey = DKSMCEUSSQTGBK-UHFFFAOYSA-N | CASNo = | PubChem = 165616 | ChEBI_Ref = {{ebicite|correct|EBI}} | ChEBI = 29247 | SMILES = O=BrO }} | Section2 = {{Chembox Properties | Formula = HBrO<sub>2</sub> | MolarMass = 112.911 g/mol | Appearance = | Density = | MeltingPt = | BoilingPt = | Solubility = }} | Section3 = {{Chembox Hazards | MainHazards = | FlashPt = | Autoignition = }} | Section4 = {{Chembox Other | OtherAnions = [[Hydrobromic acid]]; [[hypobromous acid]]; [[bromic acid]]; [[perbromic acid]]}} }} '''Bromous acid''' is a [[chemical compound]]. It is an [[acid]]. Its chemical formula is HBrO<sub>2</sub>. It contains [[hydrogen]] and [[bromite]] [[ion]]s. 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 [[reduction (chemistry)|reduce]] [[permanganate]]s to [[manganate]]s. ==Related pages== *[[Perbromic acid]] *[[Hydrobromic acid]] [[Category:Acids]] [[Category:Bromine compounds]]