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Tris(pentafluoroethyl)indane dihydrate, [In(C2F5)3(OH2)2], and the gallium analog, [Ga(C2F5)3(OH2)2], serve as transfer reagents for the In(C2F5)3 and Ga(C2F5)3 units, as illustrated by the preparation of salts of (pseudo)halogenotris(pentafluoroethyl)indate and -gallate anions, [M(C2F5)3)X]- (M=Ga, In; X=F, Cl, Br, I, CN, SCN). Due to the water tolerance and water solubility of [In(C2F5)3(OH2)2] and [Ga(C2F5)3(OH2)2], reactions can be performed in the presence of water or even in an aqueous medium. We report on synthesis and characterization of (pseudo)halogenotris(pentafluoroethyl)indate and -gallate salts. Due to the water tolerance and water solubility of the Lewis superacidic tris(pentafluoroethyl)indane and -gallane dihydrate, [In(C2F5)3(OH2)2] and [Ga(C2F5)3(OH2)2], reactions can be performed in the presence of water or even in an aqueous medium. image