Technetium(V) fluoride explained

Technetium pentafluoride is a binary inorganic chemical compound of technetium metal and fluorine with the chemical formula .^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Synthesis

The compound can be synthesised by heating of technetium powder in a jet of fluorine diluted with nitrogen:

Another way to prepare it is the effect of iodine on technetium hexafluoride solution in iodine pentafluoride:^[5]

Physical properties

Technetium pentafluoride forms yellow crystals^[6] of orthorhombic crystal system.^[7] It reacts with water, and is volatile.

Chemical properties

The compound is hydrolyzed by water, disproportionating to more stable technetium compounds:

Notes and References

1. Web site: WebElements Periodic Table » Technetium » technetium pentafluoride . webelements.com . 19 April 2023.
2. Book: Gutmann . Viktor . Halogen Chemistry . 2 December 2012 . . 978-0-323-14847-4 . 197 . 19 April 2023 . en.
3. Book: Schwochau . Klaus . Technetium: Chemistry and Radiopharmaceutical Applications . 21 November 2008 . . 978-3-527-61337-3 . 113 . 19 April 2023 . en.
4. Some physical properties of technetium pentafluoride . . 1 January 1976 . 28 . 231–232 . 10.1016/0022-1902(76)80635-5 . 19 April 2023 . en . 0022-1902.
5. Book: Schwochau . Klaus . Technetium: Chemistry and Radiopharmaceutical Applications . 21 November 2008 . . 978-3-527-61337-3 . 114 . 19 April 2023 . en.
6. Book: Lide . David R. . CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 85th Edition . 29 June 2004 . . 978-0-8493-0485-9 . 4-88 . 19 April 2023 . en.
7. Book: Kemmitt . R. D. W. . Peacock . R. D. . The Chemistry of Manganese, Technetium and Rhenium: Pergamon Texts in Inorganic Chemistry . 26 January 2016 . . 978-1-4831-8762-4 . 889 . 19 April 2023 . en.