Zegke, M. (Corresponding author)* ; Grödler, D. ; Roca Jungfer, M. ; Haseloer, A. ; Kreuter, M. ; Neudörfl, J. M. ; Sittel, T. ; James, C. M. ; Rothe, J. ; Altmaier, M. ; Klein, A. ; Breugst, M. ; Abram, U. ; Strub, E.* ; Wickleder, M. S.
Angewandte Chemie / International edition 2022 Vol. 61 Issue 3
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202113777
Ammonium pertechnetate reacts in mixtures of trifluoromethanesulfonic anhydride and trifluoromethanesulfonic acid under final formation of ammonium pentakis(trifluoromethanesulfonato)oxidotechnetate(V), (NH4)2[TcO(OTf)5]. The reaction proceeds only at exact concentrations and under the exclusion of air and moisture via pertechnetyl trifluoromethanesulfonate, [TcO3(OTf)], and intermediate TcVI species. 99Tc nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) has been used to study the TcVII compound and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), 99Tc NMR and X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) experiments indicate the presence of the reduced technetium species. In moist air, (NH4)2[TcO(OTf)5] slowly hydrolyses under formation of the tetrameric oxidotechnetate(V) (NH4)4[{TcO(TcO4)4}4] ⋅10 H2O. Single-crystal X-ray crystallography was used to determine the solid-state structures. Additionally, UV/Vis absorption and IR spectra as well as quantum chemical calculations confirm the identity of the species.