Radio-TLC chromatograms on silica gel coated aluminium plates of (A) 99mTcO4-, solvent system 1; (B) 99mTcN2+ intermediate, solvent system 1, (demonstrating the absence of pertechnetate at this stage); (C) 99mTcN2+ intermediate, solvent system 2 and (D) 99mTc-7, solvent system 2 (demonstrating the absence of both pertechnetate and the Tc-nitride intermediate in the final product).