988. Barium Permanganate

Nomenclature

CAS number: 7787-36-2
Barium manganate(VII).
BaMn2O8; mol wt 375.20.
Ba 36.60%, Mn 29.28%, O 34.11%.
Ba(MnO4)2.

Description and references

Prepn: Lux in Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry vol. 1, G. Brauer, Ed. (Academic Press, New York, 2nd ed., 1963) p 1462.

Properties

Brownish-violet to black crystals. Poisonous, oxidizer. d 3.77. Sparingly sol in water; dec by alcohol.

Use

As dry cell depolarizer.