User:OrganoMetallurgy/Drafts/Chloro tris(tert-butylimido)manganese

=nonchembox = Chloro tris(tert-butylimido)manganese, Mn(NtBu)3CI, is a compound with manganese in the VIII oxidation state, which is extremely rare outside of compounds containing permanganate.

Structure
Tetrahedral geometry around the manganese,

Synthesis
An acetonitrile solution of manganese(III) chloride reacts with trimethylsilane and tert-butylamine to form chloro tris(t-butylimido)manganese.

Reactions
The chloro ligand can be replaced by other groups.