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NQR and DTA revealed phase transitions in [(CH3)(4)N] 2HgBr4 and [(CH3
)(4)N] 2HgI4 at 272 K and 264 K, respectively. The NQR resonance lines
faded out with increasing temperature. From preliminary measurements
of Br-81 NQR spin-lattice relaxation times and Hg-199 NMR a reorientat
ional motion of HgBr4- ions around one of their pseudo C-3 axes in the
room temperature phase of [(CH3)(4)N] 2HgBr4 is suggested.