Title:  Manganese Trifluoride
CAS Registry Number:  7783-53-1
Synonyms:  Manganic fluoride
Molecular Formula:  F3Mn
Molecular Weight:  111.93
Percent Composition:  F 50.92%, Mn 49.08%
Line Formula:  MnF3
Literature References:  Prepd by fluorination of manganese iodide according to the equation 2MnI2 + 13F2 ? 2MnF3 + 4IF5:  Moissan, 
Compt. Rend. 130, 622 (1900); v. Wartenberg, 
Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 244, 346 (1940); Kwasnik in 
Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry vol. 1, G. Brauer, Ed. (Academic Press, New York, 2nd ed., 1963) pp 263-264.
Properties:  Red mass; monoclinic crystals.  d 3.54.  Stable to 600°.  Hydrolyzed by water.  May be stored in glass ampuls.
Density:  d 3.54
Use:  Fluorinating agent in organic chemistry.