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Reaction of TcNBr4– with excess of 2,2′-bipyridyl (bipy) in methanol gives cis-TcBr(N)(bipy)2+; in ethanol the same cation is generated together with the novel tetrahedral TcII tetrabromo anion TcBr42–.
Archer et al. (Sun,) studied this question.