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Preparation of Tc-HA complex by displacement of thiourea from the hexakis(thiourea-S)technetium(III) complex

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The complexation of technetium with humic acid is usually done by a reduction of pertechnetate by Sn2+ ions. A Tc-HA complex can be scavenged in a Sn-HA complex, if tin is present as reductant. The main aim of the study was a preparation of the Tc-HA complex without impurities of Sn ions or other metal reductant, which was performed by a ligand exchange with hexakis(thiourea-S)technetium(III) under nitrogen atmosphere at pH 5.5. The [Tc(tu)6]3+ complex was prepared from TcO4 - in acidic solution with thiourea as a reductant. Presence of the Tc-HA complex and other technetium species was determined by gel chromatography, paper chromatography and dialysis. Yield of Tc-HA complex was about 80% and reaction mixture contains about 20% of technetium dioxide, which is a side product of ligand-exchange.

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    P. Tkac

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Tkac, P., Kopunec, R. Preparation of Tc-HA complex by displacement of thiourea from the hexakis(thiourea-S)technetium(III) complex. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 256, 417–423 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024535329238

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