Single Crystal Growth and Crystal Structure of Anhydrous Mercury(I) Nitrate,Hg2(NO3)2

Polycrystalline anhydrous Hg₂(NO₃)₂ was prepared by drying Hg₂(NO₃)₂·2H₂O over concentrated sulphuric acid. Evaporation of a concentrated and slightly acidified mercury(I) nitrate solution to which the same volumetric amount of pyridine was added, led to the growth of colourless rod‐like single crystals of Hg₂(NO₃)₂. Besides the title compound, crystals of hydrous Hg₂(NO₃)₂·2H₂O and the basic (Hg₂)₂(OH)(NO₃)₃ were formed as by‐products after a crystallization period of about 2 to 4 days at room temperature. The crystal structure was determined from two single crystal diffractometer data sets collected at —100°C and at room temperature: space group P2₁, Z = 4, —100°C [room temperature]: a = 6.2051(10) [6.2038(7)]Å, b = 8.3444(14) [8.3875(10)]Å, c = 11.7028(1) [11.7620(14)]Å, ß = 93.564(3) [93.415(2)]°, 3018 [3202] structure factors, 182 [182] parameters, R[Fμ² > 2σ(Fμ²)] = 0.0266 [0.0313]. The structure is built up of two crystallographically inequivalent Hg₂²⁺ dumbbells and four NO₃^— groups which form molecular [O₂N‐O‐Hg‐Hg‐O‐NO₂] units with short Hg‐O bonds. Via long Hg‐O bonds to adjacent nitrate groups the crystal packing is achieved. The Hg‐Hg distances with an average of d(Hg‐Hg) = 2.5072Å are in the typical range for mercurous oxo compounds. The oxygen coordination around the mercury dumbbells is asymmetric with four and six oxygen atoms as ligands for the two mercury atoms of each dumbbell. The nitrate groups deviate slightly from the geometry of an equilateral triangle with an average distance of d(N‐O) = 1.255Å.     

Strong Attraction of Caffeine to the Mercurous Dumbbell in the Salt [Hg2(Caf)2](ClO4)2(H2O)2

Colourless single crystals of the caffeine adduct of mercurous perchlorate dihydrate, [Hg₂(Caf)₂](ClO₄)₂(H₂O)₂, were grown from aqueous solutions of mercurous perchlorate and caffeine by isothermal evaporation at ambient temperature. The crystal structure (monoclinic, P2₁/n, Z = 4, a = 1628.0(2), b = 780.4(1), c = 2229.6(3) pm, β = 99.84(1)°, R₁(all data) = 0.0894) contains [trans‐Caf‐Hg‐Hg‐Caf]²⁺ cations with a Hg‐Hg distance of 250.88(6) pm, Hg‐N (bond) distances of 214.4(6) and 215.1(6) pm and Hg‐Hg‐N angles of 176.9(2) and 165.1(2)°, respectively. These cations are attached via weak Hg‐O contacts to dimers which are further arranged to leave large channels into which one crystal water molecule is included. The second water molecule and the two perchlorate anions are weakly attracted to one Hg atom.     

The Monohydrate of Basic Mercuric Nitrate, [Hg(OH)](NO3)(H2O)

Colourless single crystals of [Hg(OH)](NO₃)(H₂O) were obtained by slow evaporation of an aqueous solution of Hg(NO₃)₂ and Bi(NO₃)₃. The crystal structure (orthorhombic, Pbca, Z = 8, a = 943.2(2), b = 697.6(1), c = 1349.0(2) pm, R₁(all) = 0.0780) contains [Hg(OH)] = …OH–Hg–OH–Hg… zig zag chains (O–Hg–O angle: 168°, Hg–O–Hg angle: 112°, Hg–OH distance: 212 pm) to which one water molecule is attached loosely. The [Hg(OH)](H₂O) chains are connected via bis‐monodentate‐bridging nitrate ions to corrugated layers that are stacked in the [001] direction. Hg²⁺ has an effective 2+2+2(+1) coordination.     

Crystal Structure and Thermal Behaviour of the Mixed‐Valent Basic Mercury Nitrate HgI2(OH)(NO3)·HgIIO

Single crystals of the hitherto unknown compound Hg₂(OH)(NO₃)·HgO were obtained unintentionally during hydrothermal phase formation experiments in the system Ag—Hg— As—O. Hg₂(OH)(NO₃)·HgO (orthorhombic, Pbca, Z = 8, a = 6.4352(8), b = 11.3609(14), c = 15.958(2) Å, 1693 structure factors, 83 parameters, R1[F² > 2σ(F²)] = 0.0431) adopts a new structure type and is composed of two types of mercury‐oxygen zig‐zag‐chains running perpendicular to each other and of intermediate nitrate groups. One type of chains runs parallel [010] and consists of (Hg—Hg—OH) units with a typical Hg—Hg distance of 2.5143(10) Å for the mercury dumbbell, whereas the other type of chains runs parallel [100] and is made up of (O—Hg—O) units with short Hg—O distances of about 2.02Å. Both types of chains are concatenated by a common O atom with a slightly longer Hg—O distance of 2.25Å. The three‐dimensional assembly is completed by nitrate groups whose O atoms show Hg—O distances > 2.80Å. Weak hydrogen bonding between the OH group and one oxygen atom belonging to the nitrate group stabilizes this arrangement. Hg₂(OH)(NO₃)·HgO decomposes above 200 °C to HgO.     

Crystal Structure of the Mixed‐Valent Basic Mercury Nitrate HgI2(NO3)2·HgII(OH)(NO3)·HgII(NO3)2·4HgIIO [= Hg8O4(OH)(NO3)5]

Light‐yellow single crystals of the mixed‐valent mercury‐rich basic nitrate Hg₈O₄(OH)(NO₃)₅ were obtained as a by‐product at 85 °C from a melt consisting of stoichiometric amounts of (Hg^I₂)(NO₃)₂·2H₂O and Hg^II(OH)(NO₃). The title compound, represented by the more detailed formula Hg^I₂(NO₃)₂·Hg^II(OH)(NO₃)·Hg^II(NO₃)₂·4Hg^IIO, exhibits a new structure type (monoclinic, C2/c, Z = 4, a = 6.7708(7), b = 11.6692(11), c = 24.492(2) Å, β = 96.851(2)°, 2920 structure factors, 178 parameters, R1[F² > 2σ(F²)] = 0.0316) and is made up of almost linear [O‐Hg^II‐O] and [O‐Hg^I‐Hg^I‐O] building blocks with typical Hg^II‐O distances around 2.06Å and a Hg^I‐O distance of 2.13Å. The Hg₂²⁺ dumbbell exhibits a characteristic Hg‐Hg distance of 2.5079(7) Å. The different types of mercury‐oxygen units form a complex three‐dimensional network exhibiting large cavities which are occupied by the nitrate groups. The NO₃^? anions show only weak interactions between the nitrate oxygen atoms and the mercury atoms which are at distances > 2.6Å from one another. One of the three crystallographically independent nitrate groups is disordered.     

Polysulfonylamine. XXXVII. Darstellung von Quecksilberdimesylamiden. Kristall- und Molekülstrukturen von Hg[N(SO2CH3)2]2, Hg[{N(SO2CH3)2}2(DMSO)2] und Hg[{N(SO2CH3)2}2(HMPA)]

Polysulfonyl Amines. XXXVII. Preparation of Mercury Dimesylamides. Crystal and Molecular Structures of Hg[N(SO₂CH₃)₂]₂, Hg[{N(SO₂CH₃)₂}₂(DMSO)₂], and Hg[{N(SO₂CH₃)₂}₂(HMPA)] Hg[N(SO₂CH₃)₂]₂ ( 1 ) and Hg₂[N(SO₂CH₃)₂]₂ ( 2 a ) are formed as colourless, sparingly soluble precipitates when solutions of Hg(NO₃)₂ or Hg₂(NO₃)₂ in dilute nitric acid are added to an aqueous HN(SO₂CH₃)₂ solution. By a similar reaction, Hg₂[N(SO₂C₆H₄ ? Cl? 4)₂]₂ is obtained. 1 forms isolable complexes of composition Hg[N(SO₂CH₃)₂]₂ · 2 L with L = dimethyl sulfoxide (complex 3 a ), acetonitrile, dimethyl formamide, pyridine or 1,10-phenanthroline and a (1/1) complex Hg[N(SO₂CH₃)₂]₂ · HMPA ( 4 ) with hexamethyl phosphoramide. Attempted complexation of 2 a with some of these ligands induced formation of Hg⁰ and the corresponding Hg^II complexes. Crystallographic data (at -95°C) are for 1: space group 14₁/a, a = 990.7(2), c = 2897.7(8) pm, V = 2.844 nm³, Z = 8, D_x = 2.545Mgm^?3; for 4a: space group P1 , a = 767.8(2), b = 859.2(2), c = 925.2(2)pm α = 68.44(2), β = 86.68(2), γ = 76.24(2)°, V = 0.551nm³, Z = 1, D_x = 2.113 Mgm^?3; for 4: space group P2₁/c, a = 1041.3(3), b = 1545.4(3), c = 1542.5(3) pm, β = 100.30(2)°, V = 2.474nm³, Z = 4, D_x = 1.944Mgm³. The three compounds form molecular crystals. The molecular structures contain a linear or approximately linear, covalent NHgN moiety; the Hg? N distances and N? Hg? N angles are 206.7(4) pm and 176.3(2)° for 1, 207.2(2) pm and 180.0° for 3a, 205.7(4)/206.7(4) pm and 170.5(1)° for 4. In the complexes 3a and 4, the 0-ligands are bonded to the Hg atoms perpendicularly to the N? Hg? N axes, leading in 3a to a square-planar trans-(N₂O₂) coordination with Hg? 0 261.2(2) pm and N? Hg? O 92.3(1)/87.7(1)°, in 4 to a slightly distorted T-shaped (N₂O) geometry with Hg? 0 246.2(4)pm and N? Hg? 0 96.7(1)/92.0(1)°. In all three structures, the primary coordination is extended to a severely distorted (N₂O₄) hexacoordination by the appropriate number of secondary, inter- and/or intramolecular Hg…?0 inter-actions (0 atoms from sulfonyl groups, Hg…?O distances in the range 280—300pm). The intramolecular Hg…?O interactions give rise to nearly planar four-membered [HgNSO] rings. The molecule of 1 has a two-fold axis through the bisector of the N? Hg? N angle, the molecule of 3a an inversion center at the Hg atom. The molecule of 4 has no symmetry.     

Hg2(CH3SO3)2: Synthese,Kristallstruktur, thermisches Verhalten und Schwingungsspektroskopie

Hg₂(CH₃SO₃)₂: Synthesis, Crystal Structure, Thermal Behavior, and Vibrational Spectroscopy Colorless single crystals of Hg₂(CH₃SO₃)₂ are formed in the reaction of HgO, Hg, and HSO₃CH₃. In the monoclinic compound (I2/a, Z = 4, a=883.2(2), b=854.0(2), c=1188.9(2) pm, β = 92.55(2)°, R_all=0.0445) the Hg₂²⁺ ion is coordinated by two monodentate CH₃SO₃^— anions. Further contacts Hg‐O occur in the range from 262 to 276 pm and lead to a linkage of the [Hg₂(CH₃SO₃)₂] units. The thermal analysis shows that Hg₂(CH₃SO₃)₂ decomposes at 300° yielding elemental mercury. The mass numbers of the species evolved lead to the assumtion that SO₃, SO₂, CO₂, CO and H₂CO are formed during the reaction. In the IR and the Raman spectrum the typical vibrations of the CH₃SO₃^— ion are observed, the Raman spectrum shows the Hg‐Hg stretching vibration at 177 cm^—1 within the Hg₂²⁺ ion additionally.     

(Hg2)Hg(OH)2(ClO4)2: Das erste gemischtvalente Quecksilberperchlorat

(Hg₂)Hg(OH)₂(ClO₄)₂: The First Mixed Valent Mercury Perchlorate Colorless single crystals of (Hg₂)Hg(OH)₂(ClO₄)₂ (C2/c, Z = 4, a = 1847.7(5), b = 490.8(1), c = 1086.2(3) pm, β = 93.80(2)°, R_all = 0.0610) were obtained as a side product during the dehydration of Hg₂(ClO₄)₂ · 2H₂O. The crystal structure consists of infinite zig‐zag chains {_∞¹[(Hg₂)_1/2(OH)Hg_1/2]⁺}₂ which are separated by the ClO₄^— ions.     

Zur Struktur der basischen Diquecksilber(I)-nitrate. II. Kristallstruktur des Hg10(OH)4(NO3)6

Crystal Structure of the Basic Dimercury(I) Nitrates. II. Crystal Structure of Hg₁₀(OH)₄(NO₃)₆ . The crystal structure of Hg₁₀(OH)₄(NO₃)₆ has been determined from single crystal x-ray diffraction data. The unit cell is triclinic, space group P1 , a = 999.4(5), b = 909.9(5), c = 765.9(2) pm, α = 85.98(4), β = 78.70(3), γ = 109.83(5)°; Z = 1, R = 6.2%, R_w = 8.2%. Finite cationic chains [(Hg₂)₅(OH)₄(NO₃)₂]⁴⁺ are joined together by weak van der Waals-type interactions between neighbouring Hg and O atoms, thus forming ribbons running along [100]. The coordination sphere of the Hg atoms is completed by further nitrate ions, which lead to the formation of a loose framework. Thereby the metal atoms are not surrounded by simple coordination polyhedra.     

Zur Struktur der basischen Diquecksilber(I)-nitrate. I kristallstruktur des Hg2OH(NO3) · Hg2(NO3)2

The Crystal Structure of the Basic Dimercury (I) Nitrates. I. The Crystal Structure of Hg₂OH(NO₃) · Hg₂(NO₃)₂ The unit cell of Hg₂OH(NO₃) · Hg₂(NO₃)₂ is orthorhombic, space group Cc2a - standard setting Aba2 (C) — with a = 2017.1(5) pm, b = 935.8(3) pm, c = 1121.7(3) pm and contains 8 formula units. Characteristic are chains [Hg₂OH(Hg₂)_2/2]³⁺ parallel [001]. These are interconnected to a three-dimensional network by nitrate ions coordinated to mercury. The structure achieves additional stabilization through weak hydrogen bonds between oxygen atoms of the hydroxy groups and neighbouring nitrate ions. The bonding relationship of one hydrogen atom to four tetrahedrally correlated oxygen atoms is discussed.     

Synthese und Struktur der Platin(O)-Verbindungen [(dipb)Pt]2(COD) und (dipb)3Pt2 sowie des clusters Hg6[Pt(dipb)]4 (dipb = (i-Pr)2P(CH2)4P(i-Pr)2)

Synthesis and Structure of the Platinum(0) Compounds [(dipb)Pt]₂(COD) and (dipb)₃Pt₂ and of the Cluster Hg₆[Pt(dipb)]₄ (dipb = (i-Pr)₂P(CH₂)₄P(i-Pr)₂) The reduction of (dipb)PtCl₂ with Na/Hg yields (dipb)Pt as an intermediate which reacts with the amalgam to form the cluster Hg₆[Pt(dipb)]₄ ( 3 ) or decomposes to (dipb)₃Pt₂ ( 2 ) and Pt. In the presence of COD [(dipb)Pt]₂(COD) ( 1 ) is obtained. 1 crystallizes monoclinicly in the space group P2₁/c with a = 1596.1(4), b = 996.5(2), c = 1550.4(3) pm, β = 113.65(2)°, Z = 2. In the dinuclear complex two (dipb)Pt units are bridged by a 1,2-η²-5,6-η² bonded COD ligand. Whereby the C = C double bonds are lengthened to 145 pm. 2 forms triclinic crystals with the space group P1 and a = 1002.0(2), b = 1635.9(3), c = 868.2(2) pm, α = 94.70(2)°, β = 94.45(2)°, σ = 87.95(1)°, Z = 1. In 2 two (dipb)Pt moieties are connected by a μ-dipb ligand in a centrosymmetrical arrangement. 3 is monoclinic with the space group C2/c and a = 1273.8(3), b = 4869.2(6), c = 1660.2(3) pm, β = 95.16(2)°, Z = 4. The clusters Hg₆[Pt(dipb)]₄ have the symmetry C₂. Central unit is a Hg₆ octahedron of which four faces are occupied by Pt(dipb) groups. The bonding in the cluster is discussed on the basis of eight Pt? Hg two center bonds of 267.6 pm and two Pt? Hg? Pt three center bonds with Pt? Hg = 288.0 pm.     

Nanometer Channels and Cages within the Extended Basic Mercurous Cations [(Hg2)3(OH)2]4+ and [(Hg2)2O]2+

The two‐ and three‐dimensional mercurous cations [(Hg₂)₃(OH)₂]⁴⁺ and [(Hg₂)₂O]²⁺ crystallize with channels and cages of roughly 1 nm diameter from aqueous solutions dependent upon the acidity of the solution. Crystal structures were determined, for example, for [Zn(H₂O)₆][(Hg₂)₃(OH)₂](NO₃)₆ (trigonal, space group P321, a = 1183.5(2) pm, c = 534.8(1) pm, Z = 1, R1 = 0.0351 for I₀ > 2σ(I₀)) and for [(Hg₂)₂O][Pb(NO₃)₃]₂ (cubic, space group , a = 1543.1(2) pm, Z = 8, R1 = 0.0534 I₀ > 2σ(I₀)).     

Präparation,Kristallstruktur und thermisches Verhalten der Quecksilber(I)phosphate α-(Hg2)3(PO4)2, β-(Hg2)3(PO4)2 und (Hg2)2P2O7

Contributions on Crystal Structures and Thermal Behaviour of Anhydrous Phosphates. XXIII. Preparation, Crystal Structure, and Thermal Behaviour of the Mercury(I) Phosphates α-(Hg₂)₃(PO₄)₂, β-(Hg₂)₃(PO₄)₂, and (Hg₂)₂P₂O₇ Light-yellow single crystals of (Hg₂)₂P₂O₇ have been obtained via chemical vapour transport in a temperature gradient (500 °C → 450 °C, 23 d) using Hg₂Cl₂ as transport agent. Characteristic feature of the crystal structure (P2/n, Z = 2, a = 9,186(1), b = 4,902(1), c = 9,484(1) Å, β = 98,82(2)°, 1228 independent of 5004 reflections, R(F) = 0,066 for 61 variables, 7 atoms in the asymmetric unit) are Hg₂²⁺-units with d(Hg1–Hg1) = 2,508 Å and d(Hg2–Hg2) = 2,519 Å. The dumbbells Hg₂²⁺ are coordinated by oxygen, thus forming polyhedra [(Hg1₂)O₄] and [(Hg2₂)O₆]. These polyhedra share some oxygen atoms. In addition they are linked by the diphosphate anion P₂O₇^4– (ecliptic conformation; ∠(P,O,P) = 129°) to built up the 3-dimensional structure. Under hydrothermal conditions (T = 400 °C) orange single crystals of the mercury(I) orthophosphates α-(Hg₂)₃(PO₄)₂ and β-(Hg₂)₃(PO₄)₂ have been obtained from (Hg₂)₂P₂O₇ and H₃PO₄ (c = 1%). The crystal structures of both modifications have been refined from X-ray single crystal data [α-form (β-form): P2₁/c (P2₁/n), Z = 2 (2), a = 8,576(3) (7,869(3)), b = 4,956(1) (8,059(3)), c = 15,436(3) (9,217(4)) Å, β = 128,16(3) (108,76(4))°, 1218 (1602) independent reflections of 4339 (6358) reflections, R(F) = 0,039 (0,048) for 74 (74) variables, 8 (8) atoms in the asymmetric unit]. In the structure of α-(Hg₂)₃(PO₄)₂ three crystallographically independent mercury atoms, located in two independent dumbbells, are coordinated by three oxygen atoms each. Thus, [(Hg₂)O₆] dimers with a strongly distorted tetrahedral coordination of all mercury atoms are formed. Such dimers are present besides [(Hg₂)O₅]-polyhedra in the less dense crystal structure of β-(Hg₂)₃(PO₄)₂ (d(Hg–Hg) = 2,518 Å). The mercury(I) phosphates are thermally labile and disproportionate between 200 °C (β-(Hg₂)₃(PO₄)₂) and 480 °C (α-(Hg₂)₃(PO₄)₂) to elemental mercury and the corresponding mercury(II) phosphate.     

Bildung von NH4[Hg3(NH)2](NO3)3 und Umwandlung in [Hg2N](NO3)

Formation of NH₄[Hg₃(NH)₂](NO₃)₃ and Transformation to [Hg₂N](NO₃) NH₄[Hg₃(NH)₂](NO₃)₃ ( 1 ) and [Hg₂N](NO₃) ( 2 ) are obtained from conc. aqueous ammonia solutions of Hg(NO₃)₂ at ambient temperature and under hydrothermal conditions at 180 °C, respectively, as colourless and dark yellow to light brown single crystals. The crystal structures {NH₄[Hg₃(NH)₂](NO₃)₃: cubic, P4₁32, a = 1030.4(2) pm, Z = 4, R_all = 0.028; [Hg₂N](NO₃): tetra gonal, P4₃2₁2, a = 1540.4(1), c = 909.8(1) pm, Z = 4, R_all = 0.054} have been determined from single crystal data. Both exhibit network type structures in which [HNHg₃] and [NHg₄] tetrahedra of the partial structures of 1 and 2 are connected via three and four vertices, respectively. 1 transforms at about 270 °C in a straightforward reaction to 2 whereby the decomposition products of NH₄NO₃ are set free. 2 decomposes at about 380 °C forming yellow HgO. Most certainly, 1 is identical with a mineral previously analyzed as “Hg(NH₂)(NO₃)” with the same Hg:N:O ratio.     

Single Crystal Growth and Crystal Structure of Mercurous Diarsenate(V), (Hg2)2(As2O7)

Polycrystalline mercurous diarsenate(V), (Hg₂)₂(As₂O₇), was prepared by a redox‐reaction between stoichiometric amounts of HgO and As₂O₃. Canary yellow single crystals were obtained by subsequent chemical transport reactions using HgCl₂ as transport agent [550 → 500 °C, 5 d, sealed and evacuated silica ampoules]. The crystal structure (orthorhombic, Pnma, Z = 4, a = 9.9803(8), b = 12.2039(10), c = 7.2374(6)Å) is composed of two crystallographically independent Hgequation/tex2gif-stack-1.gif dumbbells (d¯(Hg—Hg) = 2.5133Å) with a symmetric oxygen coordination sphere, and a diarsenate group with a staggered conformation and a bent bridging angle As—O—As = 121.0(7)°. The building units are arranged in a layer‐like assembly parallel to (010) and are connected via common oxygen atoms to form a three‐dimensional network.     

Preparation,Single Crystal Structure Analysis,and Thermal Behaviour of the Acidic Mercury(I) Phosphate (Hg2)2(H2PO4)(PO4)

Yellowish single crystals of acidic mercury(I) phosphate (Hg₂)₂(H₂PO₄)(PO₄) were obtained at 200 °C under hydrothermal conditions in 32% HF from a starting complex of microcrystalline (Hg₂)₂P₂O₇. Refinement of single crystal data converged at a conventional residual R[F² > 2σ(F²)] = 3.8% (C2/c, Z = 8, a = 9.597(2) Å, b = 12.673(2) Å, c = 7.976(1) Å, β = 110.91(1)°, V = 906.2(2) ų, 1426 independent reflections > 2σ out of 4147 reflections, 66 variables). The crystal structure consists of Hg₂²⁺‐dumbbells and discrete phosphate groups H₂PO₄^– and PO₄^3–. The Hg₂²⁺ pairs are built of two crystallographically independent Hg atoms with a distance d(Hg1–Hg2) = 2.5240(6) Å. The oxygen coordination sphere around the mercury atoms is asymmetric with three O atoms for Hg1 and four O atoms for Hg2. The oxygen atoms belong to the different PO₄ tetrahedra, which in case of H₂PO₄‐groups are connected by hydrogen bonding. Upon heating over 230 °C, (Hg₂)₂(H₂PO₄)(PO₄) condenses to (Hg₂)₂P₂O₇, which in turn disproportionates at higher temperatures into Hg₂P₂O₇ and elemental mercury.     

Synthese,Schwingungsspektren und Kristallstrukturen der Nitratoargentate (Ph4P)[Ag(NO3)2(CH3CN)]·CH3CN und (Ph4P)[Ag2(NO3)3]

Synthesis, Vibrational Spectra, and Crystal Structures of the Nitrato Argentates (Ph₄P)[Ag(NO₃)₂(CH₃CN)]·CH₃CN and (Ph₄P)[Ag₂(NO₃)₃] Tetraphenylphosphonium bromide reacts in acetonitril suspension with excess silver nitrate to give (Ph₄P)[Ag(NO₃)₂(CH₃CN)]·CH₃CN ( 1 ), whereas (Ph₄P)[Ag₂(NO₃)₃] ( 2 ) is obtained in a long‐time reaction from (Ph₄P)Br and excess AgNO₃ in dichloromethane suspension. Both complexes were characterized by vibrational spectroscopy (IR, Raman) and by single crystal structure determinations. 1 : Space group P2₁/c, Z = 4, lattice dimensions at 193 K: a = 1781.5(3), b = 724.8(1), c = 2224.2(3) pm, β = 96.83(1)°, R₁ = 0.0348. 1 contains isolated complex units [Ag(NO₃)₂(CH₃CN)]^?, in which the silver atom is coordinated by the chelating nitrate groups and by the nitrogen atom of the solvated CH₃CN molecule with a short Ag—N distance of 220.7(4) pm. 2 : Space group I2, Z = 4, lattice dimensions at 193 K: a = 1753.4(4), b = 701.7(1), c = 2105.5(4) pm, R₁ = 0.072. In the polymeric anions [Ag₂(NO₃)₃]^? each silver atom is coordinated in a chelating manner by one nitrate group and by two oxygen atoms of two bridging nitrate ions. In addition, each silver atom forms a weak π‐bonding contact with a phenyl group of the (Ph₄P)⁺ ions with shortest Ag···C separations of 266 and 299 pm, respectively, indicating a (4+1) coordination of silver atoms.     

Zur Struktur der basischen Diquecksilber(I)-nitrate. III. Kristallstruktur des Hg4O2(NO3)2

Crystal Structure of the Basic Dimercury(I) Nitrates. III. Crystal Structure of Hg₄O₂(NO₃)₂ Hg₄O₂(NO₃)₂ crystallizes monoclinic, space group P2₁/a – standard setting P2₁/c (C) – with a = 1158.0(2), b = 666.4(1), c = 553.3(1) pm, β = 98.82(1)° and Z = 2. The structure determination from single crystal diffractometer data (AgKα, 1170 I₀(hkl), numerical absorption corrections applied) resulted in a final R = 0.0512 (R_w = 0.0685). The mixed valence compound is built up of puckered layers [(Hg^II)_2/2O(Hg)_1/2]⁺ parallel (201). Within the layers there are exclusively covalent Hg? Hg and Hg? O bonds; whereas the linkage between the layers is achieved by weak Hg^I? O contacts and by nitrate ions functioning as weak bridging ligands for mercury atoms. This layer structure explains the distinct cleavage of crystals of Hg₄O₂(NO₃)₂.     

Anhydrous Mercurous Chlorate,Hg2(ClO3)2

Colourless single crystals of the anhydrous mercurous chlorate were grown from a solution of mercuric oxide (HgO) in chloric acid (HClO₃) in the presence of elemental mercury. The crystal structure (monoclinic, P2₁/n, Z = 4, a = 816.59(12), b = 641.02(5), c = 1290.3(2) pm, β = 97.506(12)°, R(all) = 0.0317) contains trans‐O₂ClO‐Hg‐Hg‐OClO₂ molecules with a Hg‐Hg distance of 251.03(4) pm, Hg‐O (bond) distances of 218 and 224 pm and Hg‐Hg‐O angles of 177 and 165°, respectively.     

Preparation and Crystal Structures of the Hydrous Mercury Tellurates,HgII(H4TeVIO6) and HgI2(H4TeVIO6)(H6TeVIO6)·2H2O

Single crystals of Hg^II(H₄Te^VIO₆) (colourless to light‐yellow, rectangular plates) and Hg^I₂(H₄Te^VIO₆)(H₆Te^VIO₆)·2H₂O (colourless, irregular) were grown from concentrated solutions of orthotelluric acid, H₆TeO₆, and respective solutions of Hg(NO₃)₂ and Hg₂(NO₃)₂. The crystal structures were solved and refined from single crystal diffractometer data sets (Hg^II(H₄Te^VIO₆): space group Pna2₁, Z = 4, a =10.5491(17), b = 6.0706(9), c = 8.0654(13)Å, 1430 structure factors, 87 parameters, R[F² > 2σ(F²)] = 0.0180; Hg^I₂(H₄Te^VIO₆)(H₆Te^VIO₆)·2H₂O: space group P1¯, Z = 1, a = 5.7522(6), b = 6.8941(10), c = 8.5785(10)Å, α = 90.394(8), β = 103.532(11), γ = 93.289(8)°, 2875 structure factors, 108 parameters, R[F² > 2σ(F²)] = 0.0184). The structure of Hg^II(H₄Te^VIO₆) is composed of ribbons parallel to the b axis which are built of [H₄TeO₆]^2— anions and Hg²⁺ cations held together by two short Hg—O bonds with a mean distance of 2.037Å. Interpolyhedral hydrogen bonding between neighbouring [H₄TeO₆]^2— groups, as well as longer Hg—O bonds between Hg atoms of one ribbon to O atoms of adjacent ribbons lead, to an additional stabilization of the framework structure. Hg^I₂(H₄Te^VIO₆)(H₆Te^VIO₆)·2H₂O is characterized by a distorted hexagonal array made up of [H₄TeO₆]^2— and [H₆TeO₆] octahedra which spread parallel to the bc plane. Interpolyhedral hydrogen bonding between both building units stabilizes this arrangement. Adjacent planes are stacked along the a axis and are connected by Hg₂²⁺ dumbbells (d(Hg—Hg) = 2.5043(4)Å) situated in‐between the planes. Additional stabilization of the three‐dimensional network is provided by extensive hydrogen bonding between interstitial water molecules and O and OH‐groups of the [H₄TeO₆]^2— and [H₆TeO₆] octahedra. Upon heating Hg^I₂(H₄Te^VIO₆)(H₆Te^VIO₆)·2H₂O decomposes into TeO₂ under formation of the intermediate phases Hg^II₃Te^VIO₆ and the mixed‐valent Hg^IITe^IV/VI₂O₆.