Die Kristallstrukturen der Diquecksilber(I)-Salze von Aminobenzolsulfonsäuren

Crystal Structures of Dimercuri (I) Salts of p- and m-Sulfanilic Acids The crystal structures of the compounds Hg₂(p-H₂N–C₆H₄–SO₃)₂ ( 1 ), Hg₂(m-H₂N–C₆H₄–SO₃)₂ ( 2 ), and Hg₂(m-H₂N–C₆H₄–SO₃)₂ · 2H₂O ( 3 ) contain leaf-structures ( 1 and 3 ) or chain-structures ( 2 ), with nearly linear groups N–Hg–Hg–N, Hg–O-contacts and hydrogen-bridging bonds. The smaller density of 3 compared with 1 –caused by the steric hindrance through the ligand – declared the incorporation of water for raising the stabilising interaction in the crystals. The compound 3 is the kinetic controlled, the compound 2 the thermodynamic controlled product.