Potassium hexacyanomanganate(III) (CAS 14023-90-6)

Potassium hexacyanomanganate(III) is a complex inorganic compound with a variety of applications in research. In electrochemistry, it is used to study redox reactions due to its ability to undergo electron transfer processes, making it a useful compound in the development of electrochemical sensors and batteries. Chemists utilize potassium hexacyanomanganate(III) in the synthesis of coordination polymers and metal-organic frameworks for its interesting structural and magnetic properties. It also serves as a starting material for the preparation of other manganese-containing compounds and can be employed in catalysis research, particularly for oxidations and other transformations that exploit the manganese center′s reactivity. Moreover, this compound is of interest in analytical chemistry for the detection and quantification of certain metal ions through complexation. In environmental research, potassium hexacyanomanganate(III) may be used to understand the transport and fate of cyanometalates in water and soil systems.