Untersuchungen zur Struktur von Thallium(I)-halogenomercuraten(II)

Investigations on the Structure of Thallium(I) Halide Mercurates(II) Tl₄HgBr₆ crystallizes tetragonal with a = 8.978, c = 8.812 Å and Z = 2 in the space group P4/mnc. Singlecrystal methods revealed isolated HgBr₆-octahedra, compressed alonged the [001] axis, with thallium atoms between them. The results have been extended to clarify the structures of the isomorphous compounds (NH₄)₄HgBr₆ (a = 9.011, c = 8.660 Å), Tl₄HgJ₆ (a = 9.529, c = 9.387 Å) and Tl₄HgCl₂Br₄ (a = 8.896, c = 8.735 Å). It was impossible to obtain Tl₄HgCl₆; all attempts resulted in the formation of Tl₁₀Hg₃Cl₁₆, which crystallizes tetragonal (a = 8.477, c = 23.699 Å).