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 with bromine: Mn2(CO)10 + Br2 → 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)3L2.
The complex adopts an octahedral coordination geometry.
Manganese pentacarbonyl bromide is a precursor to the arene complexes [(η6-arene)Mn(CO)3]+.S. B. Kim, S. Lotz, S. Sun, Y. K. Chung, R. D. Pike, D. A. Sweigart "Manganese Tricarbonyl Transfer (MTT) Agents" Inorganic Syntheses, 2010, Vol. 35, 109–128.
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