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| IUPAC name Pentacarbonylhydridomanganese | |
| Other names Hydrogen pentacarbonylmanganate(−I) (7CI);  Manganese, pentacarbonylhydro- (8CI); Hydridomanganese pentacarbonyl; Hydridopentacarbonylmanganese; Manganese pentacarbonyl hydride; Pentacarbonylhydromanganese; Pentacarbonylmanganese hydride | |
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| HMn(CO)5 | |
| Molar mass | 195.99799 g/mol | 
| Appearance | colorless liquid [1] | 
| Acidity (pKa) | 7.1 | 
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
Pentacarbonylhydridomanganese is an organometallic compound with formula HMn(CO)5. This compound is one of the most stable "first-row" transition metal hydrides.
It was first reported in 1931. [2] Of the several ways to produce this compound, [3] is the protonation of the pentacarbonyl manganate anion. The latter is formed from reduction of dimanganese decacarbonyl, e.g., with superhydride:
Salts of [Mn(CO)
5]−
 can be isolated as crystalline PPN+
 (μ-nitrido—bis-(triphenylphosphorus)) salt, which is smoothly protonated by CF
3SO
3H. [3] 
This compound can also be formed by the hydrolysis of pentacarbonyl(trimethylsilyl)manganese: [4]
The structure of HMn(CO)5 has been studied by many methods including X-ray diffraction, neutron diffraction, and electron diffraction. [5]  HMn(CO)5 can be related to the structure of a hexacarbonyl complex such as Mn(CO)+
6, and therefore has similar properties. [6]  The compound has octahedral symmetry, [7]  its molecular point group is C4v and the H-Mn bond length is 1.44 ± 0.03 Å. [6]  Gas phase electron diffraction analysis confirms these conclusions.
The pKa of HMn(CO)5 in water is 7.1. [8] It is thus comparable to hydrogen sulfide, a common inorganic acid, in its acidity.
A common reaction involving HMn(CO)5 is substitution of the CO ligands by organophosphines, as occurs both thermally and photochemically. In this way the many derivatives form of the type HMn(CO)5-x(PR3)x. [9] (R here need not be a purely hydrocarbon component; it may, for instance, be OEt, where Et = ethyl group.)
HMn(CO)5 can be used to reduce olefins and other organic compounds, as well as metal halides. [3]
It can be methylated with diazomethane. [1]