| Abstract: | 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. |
