ɡˈɑː bˌiːˈɑːɹ θɹˈiː æz wˈɛl æz ˈʌðɚ ɡˈæliəm tɹˈaɪhəlˌaɪdz ænd ɡɹˈuːp θˈɜːtiːn mˈɛɾəl tɹˈaɪhəlˌaɪdz kæn biː jˈuːzd æz kˈæɾɐlˌɪsts ɪnðɪ ˈɑːksɪdətˌɪv ɐdˈɪʃən ʌv ɔːɹɡˈænɪk kˈɑːmpaʊndz.
GaBr3 as well as other gallium trihalides and group 13 metal trihalides can be used as catalysts in the oxidative addition of organic compounds.