Technetium(III) bromide

Technetium tribromide is a binary inorganic chemical compound of technetium metal and bromine with the chemical formula TcBr3.

Synthesis
TcBr3 can be synthesized by reaction of Tc metal with elemental bromine at 400 °C.

Physical properties
TcBr3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pmmn (a = 11.0656(2) A, b = 5.9717(1) A, c = 6.3870(1) A.

Technetium tribromide is isomorphous with RuBr3 and MoBr3.

The compound is stable in air for weeks and insoluble in common organic solvents.