文摘
A second polymorph of technetium trichloride, 尾-TcCl3, has been identified from the reaction between Tc metal and Cl2 gas. The structure of 尾-TcCl3 consists of infinite layers of edge-sharing octahedra, similar to its MoCl3 and RuCl3 analogues. The Tc鈥揟c distance [2.861(3) 脜] between adjacent octahedra is indicative of metal鈥搈etal bonding. Earlier theoretical work predicted that 尾-TcCl3 is less stable than 伪-TcCl3. In agreement with the prediction, 尾-TcCl3 slowly transforms into 伪-TcCl3 (Tc3Cl9) over 16 days at 280 掳C.