Manganese(III) phosphate

Manganese(III) phosphate
Names
Other names
  • Manganic phosphate
  • Manganese monophosphate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/Mn.H3O4P/c;1-5(2,3)4/h;(H3,1,2,3,4)/q+3;/p-3
  • [O-]P(=O)([O-])[O-].[Mn+3]
Properties
MnPO4
Molar mass 149.91 g/mol (anhydrous)
167.92 g/mol (monohydrate)
Appearance Purple (anhydrous)
Pale-green (monohydrate)
Density 3.4 g/cm3 (anhydrous)
3.16 g/cm3 (monohydrate)
Melting point 400 °C (752 °F; 673 K)[1] (decomposes, anhydrous)
Insoluble[1]
Solubility Insoluble in acetonitrile, ethanol, and acetone[1]
Structure[1]
Orthorhombic
Pmna
a = 9.65 Å, b = 5.91 Å, c = 4.78 Å
272 Å3
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Manganese(III) phosphate is an inorganic chemical compound of manganese with the formula MnPO4. It is a hygroscopic purple solid that absorbs moisture to form the pale-green monohydrate,[1] though the anhydrous and monohydrate forms are typically each synthesized by separate methods.

  1. ^ a b c d e Yiqing Huang; Jin Fang; Fredrick Omenya; Martin O'Shea; Natasha A. Chernova; Ruibo Zhang; Qi Wang; Nicholas F. Quackenbush; Louis F. J. Piper; David O. Scanlon; M. Stanley Whittingham (2014). "Understanding the stability of MnPO4". Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 2 (32): 12827–12834. doi:10.1039/C4TA00434E.