Manganese(IV) fluoride Manganese(IV) fluoride Manganese tetrafluoride, MnF, is the highest fluoride of manganese. It is a powerful oxidizing agent and is used as a means of purifying elemental fluorine. Manganese tetrafluoride was first unequivocally prepared in 1961 by the reaction of manganese(II) fluoride (or other Mn compounds) with a stream of fluorine gas at 550 °C: the MnF sublimes into the gas stream and condenses onto a cold finger. This is still the commonest method of preparation, although the sublimation can be avoided by operating at increased fluorine pressure (4.5–6 bar at 180–320 °C) and mechanically agitating the powder to avoid sintering
Manganese(III) acetate Manganese(III) acetate Manganese(III) acetate describes a family of coordination complexes with the approximate formula Mn(OCCH). All are brown solids, which are soluble in acetic acid and water. These compounds are used in organic synthesis as oxidizing agents. Compounds with the formula Mn(OCCH) have not been verified. Instead manganese(III) acetate adopts the structure reminiscent of those of basic chromium acetate and basic iron acetate. For this reason, manganese(III) acetate is sometimes referred to as basic manganese acetate. The formula is [MnO(OCCH)L]X where L is a ligand and X is an anion. The coordination polymer [MnO(OCCH)]OCCHHOCCH has been crystallized. It is usually