A series of technetium complexes with the sterically encumbered m-terphenyl isocyanides CNAr Dipp2 (Dipp = 2,6diisopropylphenyl) and CNAr Mes2 (Mes = 2,4,6-trimethylphenyl) has been prepared. The products span three different oxidation states (+1, +3, and +5) of the radioactive transition metal and comprise carbonyl, nitrosyl, chloride, and nitrido complexes. All members of this series (trans,mer-[Tc I (CO) 3 Cl(CNAr Dipp2 )], trans-[Tcand trans-[Tc V (NPh)X 2 (CNAr Dipp2 ) 2 ] (X = Cl, Br)) are stable under ambient conditions. The ν CN IR frequencies measured for the complexes frequently appear at wavenumbers higher than those for the uncoordinated isocyanides, which suggests a low degree of back-donation into the CN π* orbitals of these ligands.