- Potassium manganate
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Name = Potassium manganate
IUPACName = Potassium manganate(VI)
Section1 = Chembox Identifiers
CASNo = 10294-64-1
Section2 = Chembox Properties
Formula = K2MnO4
MolarMass = 197.13 g/mol
Appearance = dark green crystals
Density = 2.78 g/cm3, solid
Solubility = highly soluble
MeltingPt = 190 °C
pKa = 7.1
Section3 = Chembox Structure
Coordination = tetrahedral anion
CrystalStruct = isomorphous with K2SO4
Section7 = Chembox Hazards
ExternalMSDS =
MainHazards = oxidizer
RPhrases = 8-36/37/38
SPhrases = 17-26-36/37/39
Section8 = Chembox Related
OtherCpds = KMnO4
MnO2
K2CrO4
K2FeO4Potassium manganate is the
chemical compound with the formula K2MnO4. This green salt is an intermediate in the industrial synthesis ofpotassium permanganate , a common chemical. Occasionally, potassium manganate and potassium "per"manganate are confused, but they are different compounds with distinctly different properties.tructure
K2MnO4 is a salt, consisting of K+
cation s and MnO42-anion s.X-ray crystallography shows that the anion is tetrahedral, with Mn-O distances of 1.66 Å, ca. 0.03 Å longer than the Mn-O distances in KMnO4. [cite journal | author = Palenik, G. J. | title = Crystal Structure of Potassium Manganate | journal =Inorg. Chem. | year = 1967 | volume = 6 | pages = 507–511 | doi = 10.1021/ic50049a01]ynthesis
The industrial route entails treatment of MnO2 with air::MnO2 + 2 KOH + ½ O2 → K2MnO4 + H2OThe transformation gives a green-colored melt. In fact, one can test an unknown substance for the presence of manganese by heating the sample in strong KOH in air. The production of a green coloration indicates the presence of Mn. This green color results from an intense absorption at 610 nm.
In laboratory, K2MnO4 can be synthesized by heating a solution of KMnO4 in concentrated KOH solution followed by cooling to give green crystals: [cite journal | doi = 10.1002/9780470132425.ch11 | author = Nyholm, R. S.; Woolliams, P. R. | title = Manganates(VI) | journal =
Inorg. Synth. | year = 1968 | volume = 11 | pages = 56–61] :4 KMnO4 + 4 KOH → 4 K2MnO4 + O2 + 2 H2OThis reaction illustrates the relatively rare role of hydroxide as a reducing agent. Solutions of K2MnO4 are generated by allowing a solution of KMnO4 in 5-10 M KOH to stir for a day at room temperature followed by removal of MnO2, which is insoluble. The concentration of K2MnO4 in such solutions can be checked by measuring their absorbance at 610 nm.The one-electron reduction of permanganate to manganate can also be effected using
iodide as the reducing agent::KMnO4 + KI → K2MnO4 + ½ I2The conversion is signaled by the color change from purple, characteristic of permanganate, to the green color of manganate. This reaction also illustates the fact that manganate(VII) can serve as an electron acceptor in addition to its usual role as an oxygen-transfer reagent. Bariummanganate , BaMnO4, is generated by the reduction of KMnO4 with iodide in the presence ofbarium chloride . Just like BaSO4, BaMnO4 exhibits low solubility in virtually all solvents.Reactions
At lower pH's, the manganate ion will
disproportionate topermanganate ion andmanganese dioxide ::3 K2MnO4 + 2 H2O → 2 KMnO4 + MnO2 + 4 KOHThe colorful nature of this reaction has led the manganate/manganate(VII) pair to be referred to as a "chemical chameleon." This disproportionation reaction, which becomes rapid when [OH-] < 1M, follows bimolecular kinetics.ref|leesee alsoManganate Literature cited
Other references
*Holleman, A. F.; Wiberg, E. "Inorganic Chemistry" Academic Press: San Diego, 2001. ISBN 0-12-352651-5.
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External links
* [http://www.npi.gov.au/database/substance-info/profiles/52.html National Pollutant Inventory - Manganese and compounds Fact Sheet]
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