7644. Potassium Manganate(VI)

Nomenclature

CAS number: 10294-64-1
K2MnO4; mol wt 197.13.
K 39.67%, Mn 27.87%, O 32.46%.

Description and references

Prepn: Scholder, Waterstradt, Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 277, 172 (1954).

Properties

Dark green crystals; dec at 190°. Sol in water. Sol and stable in KOH solns. It is an oxidizing agent. With HCl it gives free chlorine.