Manganese pentacarbonyl bromide is an
organomanganese compound with the formula BrMn(CO)
5. It is a bright orange solid that is a precursor to other manganese complexes. The compound is prepared by treatment of
dimanganese decacarbonyl
Dimanganese decacarbonyl is the chemical compound with the formula Mn2(CO)10. This metal carbonyl is an important reagent in the organometallic chemistry of manganese.
Synthesis
The compound was first prepared in low yield by the reduction of ...
with
bromine
Bromine is a chemical element with the symbol Br and atomic number 35. It is the third-lightest element in group 17 of the periodic table ( halogens) and is a volatile red-brown liquid at room temperature that evaporates readily to form a simi ...
:
:Mn
2(CO)
10 + Br
2 → 2 BrMn(CO)
5
The complex undergoes substitution by a variety of donor ligands (L), e.g. to give derivatives of the type BrMn(CO)
3L
2.
The complex adopts an octahedral coordination geometry.
References
{{Manganese compounds
Carbonyl complexes
Organomanganese compounds