Reaction of Pertechnetate in Highly Alkaline Solution: Synthesis and Characterization of the Nitridotrioxotechnetate Ba[TcO3N]

The preparation of novel technetium oxides, their characterization and the general investigation of technetium chemistry are of significant importance, since fundamental research has so far mainly focused on the group homologues. Whereas the structure chemistry of technetium in strongly oxidizing media is dominated by the [TcO4](-) anion, our recent investigation yielded the new [TcO3N](2-) anion. Brown single crystals of Ba[TcO3N] were obtained under hydrothermal conditions starting from Ba(OH)(2)center dot 8H(2)O and NH4[TcO4] at 200 degrees C. Ba[TcO3N] crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system with the space group P2(1)/n (a = 7.2159(4) angstrom, b = 7.8536(5) angstrom, c = 7.4931(4) angstrom and beta = 104.279(2)degrees). The crystal structure of Ba[TcO3N] consists of isolated [TcO3N](2-) tetrahedra, which are surrounded by Ba2+ cations. XANES measurements complement the oxidation state +VII for technetium and Raman spectroscopic experiments on Ba[TcO3N] single crystals exhibit characteristic Tc-O and Tc-N vibrational modes.