The preparation, characterization, and crystal and molecular structure of oxobis(ethan-1,2-dithiolato-S,µS′)technetium(V)oxo(ethan- 1,2-dithiolato-S,S′)technetium(V) [(TcO)₂(SCH₂CH₂S)₃]. A Tc(V) compound containing metal—sulfur—metal bridges

As a result of an investigation undertaken to evaluate the acetamidomethyl group (—CH2NHCOCH3) as a water-solubilizing protecting group for thiolate ligands, a new type of oxotechnetium(V) complex was prepared. The compound oxobis(ethan-1,2-dithiolato-S,µS′)technetium(V)oxo(ethan-1,2-dithiolato-S,S′)technetium(V), [(TcO)2(SCH2CH2S)3], 1, was synthesized by the reaction of [TcOCl4]− with either an excess of bis(acetamidomethyl)ethanedithiol or 1.5 equiv. of ethanedithiol. The complex was characterized by field desorption mass spectrometry (m/e = 505(8), 507(2.8)) and its structure determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. 1 has a monoclinic space group P21/c with cell dimensions a = 8.833(2) Å, b = 15,034(3) Å, c = 11.350(2) Å, and β = 108.17(1)°, and has four formula units in the unit cell. Data were collected with the use of MoKα radiation and a Nicolet P3 diffractometer. The crystal structure was determined by standard methods and refined to R1 = 0.0366 and R2 = 0.0455 on the basis of 3312 independent reflections. The compound contains two technetium atoms. Two sulphur atoms of one square pyramidal TcOS4 core are bonded to another TcOS2 unit forming two square pyramids sharing an edge with an angle of 106.0(1) between the basal planes. TheTc—Tc distance is 3.654(1) Å. There are four distinct types of Tc—S bonds (range 2.256(2)—2.418(2) Å) and the Tc—O distances (1.66 Å) are normal.