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THE preparation of technetium hexachloride by the direct action of chlorine on the metal has been described in a recent communication1. As the pentachloride is the highest chloride known for rhenium2 the unusual situation arose of a second row transition metal showing a higher co-valency than the corresponding third row metal and it was suggested that rhenium hexachloride should exist1. This communication describes the preparation and characterization of rhenium hexachloride.
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COLTON, R. Rhenium Hexachloride. Nature 194, 374–375 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/194374a0
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