Pyrolysis of Azidomanganese(III) Porphyrin Affording Nitridomanganese(V) Porphyrin

Abstract
Azidomanganese(III) meso-tetraphenylporphyrin, MnIII (tpp)N3, in the solid state was pyrolyzed around 236 °C to yield nitridomanganese (V) meso-tetraphenylporphyrin, MnV (tpp)N.