Manganese(IV) fluoride

Manganese(IV) fluoride
Names
IUPAC name
manganese tetrafluoride
Other names
manganese(IV) fluoride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/4FH.Mn/ h4*1H;/q;;;;+4/p-4
    Key: KWKYNMDHPVYLQQ-UHFFFAOYSA-J
  • InChI=1/4FH.Mn/h4*1H;/q;;;;+4/p-4
    Key: KWKYNMDHPVYLQQ-XBHQNQODAK
  • [F-].[F-].[F-].[F-].[Mn+4]
Properties[2][3]
MnF4
Molar mass 130.93 g mol−1
Appearance blue solid
Density 3.61 g cm−3 (calc.)[1]
Melting point 70 °C (158 °F; 343 K) decomposes
reacts violently
Structure
tetragonal, tI80[1][4]
I41/a (No. 88)[Note 1]
a = 1263 pm, c = 604.9 pm
Related compounds
Other cations
Manganese(II) fluoride
Manganese(III) fluoride
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Manganese tetrafluoride, MnF4, is the highest fluoride of manganese. It is a powerful oxidizing agent and is used as a means of purifying elemental fluorine.[3][5]

  1. ^ a b c Müller, B. G.; Serafin, M. (1987), "Die Kristallstruktur von Mangantetrafluorid", Z. Naturforsch. B, 42 (9): 1102–6, doi:10.1515/znb-1987-0908, S2CID 95703093.
  2. ^ Hoppe, Rudolf; Dähne, Wolfgang; Klemm, Wilhelm (1961), "Mangantetrafluorid, MnF4", Naturwissenschaften, 48 (11): 429, Bibcode:1961NW.....48..429H, doi:10.1007/BF00621676, S2CID 30724467.
  3. ^ a b WO patent 2006033480, Torisu, Junichi; Oka, Masakazu & Kuznetsov, Andrey Sergeyevich et al., "Method of manufacturing manganese tetrafluoride", published 2006-03-30, assigned to Astor Electronics and Showa Denko .
  4. ^ Edwards, A. J. (1983), "Solid-State Structures of the Binary Fluorides of the Transition Metals", Adv. Inorg. Chem. Radiochem., Advances in Inorganic Chemistry, 27: 83–112, doi:10.1016/S0898-8838(08)60105-1, ISBN 9780120236275.
  5. ^ WO patent 2009074562, Seseke-Koyro, Ulrich; Garcia-Juan, Placido & Palsherm, Stefan et al., "Process for the purification of elemental fluorine", published 2009-06-18, assigned to Solvay Fluor .


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