Technetium(V) fluoride

Technetium pentafluoride is a binary inorganic chemical compound of technetium metal and fluorine with the chemical formula.

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:

Physical properties

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

Chemical properties

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