Astatine 211 /Astatine complexes /ElectrophoresisSummary Reaction of At(I) with triphenylphosphine, triethylphosphite and tri-n-octylphosphine oxide was investigated in ethanolic solution by means of electromigration. A cationic complex with triphenylphosphine was identified being stable at pH = 1,9 in the concentration range of the ligand between c = 10" 5 to 10" 3 M. At a higher ligand concentration and at pH > 2, the reduction effect of phosphine is superimposed on the complex formation. Complex formation is confirmed by ligand exchange reactions with Br" and I". A comparatively weak complex is formed by triethylphosphite and At(I). No compound is formed by tri-noctylphosphine oxide and At (I).