Dichloridobis(1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-dione-κ2N,N′)mercury(II)

In the title compound, [HgCl2(C12H6N2O2)2], the HgII atom is located on a twofold rotation axis and exists within a distorted octahedral geometry defined by a cis-Cl2N4 donor set. Molecules are connected into layers in the ac plane via extensive C—H...Cl contacts as each Cl atom forms...

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Main Authors: Edward R. T. Tiekink, James L. Wardell, R. Alan Howie, João A. S. Bomfim, Carlos A. L. Figueiras
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Union of Crystallography 2009-12-01
Series:Acta Crystallographica Section E
Online Access:http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S1600536809049289