units are present in the hexanitridodimanganate(IV) ions of the title compound. This is the first example of a Mn-Mn single bond within a complex anion in which the manganese centers have the high oxidation state +4. According to ELF calculations, the Mn-Mn bond can be regarded as a two-electron, two-center bond.
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Hochrein et al. (1998) studied this question.