- Source: Pertechnetyl fluoride
Pertechnetyl fluoride is an inorganic compound, a salt of technetium and hydrofluoric acid with the chemical formula TcO3F. The compound was originally synthesized by H. Selig and G. Malm in 1963.
Synthesis
Effect of fluorine on technetium(IV) oxide at 150 °C:
3
TcO
2
+
4
F
2
⟶
2
TcO
3
F
+
TcF
6
{\displaystyle {\ce {3TcO2 + 4F2 -> 2TcO3F + TcF6}}}
Dissolution of ammonium pertechnetate in anhydrous hydrogen fluoride:
NH
4
TcO
4
+
2
HF
⟶
TcO
3
F
+
NH
4
F
+
H
2
O
{\displaystyle {\ce {NH4TcO4 + 2HF -> TcO3F + NH4F + H2O}}}
Physical properties
The compound forms a yellow substance.
Chemical properties
The compound can be hydrolyzed to produce pertechnetic acid and hydrofluoric acid.
TcO
3
F
+
H
2
O
⟶
HTcO
4
+
HF
{\displaystyle {\ce {TcO3F + H2O -> HTcO4 + HF}}}
It also reacts with arsenic pentafluoride or antimony pentafluoride.