Abstract
In the centrosymmetric dinuclear title compound, [Hg2Cl4(C6H8N2)2], the HgII ion is four-coordinated by one pyridine N atom from a 2-amino-4-methylpyridine ligand, one terminal Cl atom and two bridging Cl atoms. A distorted tetrahedral geometry is formed around each HgII ion. The crystal packing is stabilized by intra- and intermolecular N—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonding. There are also π–π stacking interactions in the structure, with centroid-to-centroid distances of 3.594 (6) Å.
Highlights
[Hg2Cl4(C6H8N2)2], the HgII ion is four-coordinated by one pyridine N atom from a 2-amino-4-methylpyridine ligand, one terminal Cl atom and two bridging Cl atoms
A distorted tetrahedral geometry is formed around each HgII ion
H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement max = 2.35 e Å3
Summary
Absorption correction: numerical (shape of crystal determined optically; X-RED and X-SHAPE, Stoe & Cie, 2005). R factor = 0.046; wR factor = 0.111; data-to-parameter ratio = 23.0. [Hg2Cl4(C6H8N2)2], the HgII ion is four-coordinated by one pyridine N atom from a 2-amino-4-methylpyridine ligand, one terminal Cl atom and two bridging Cl atoms. A distorted tetrahedral geometry is formed around each HgII ion. The crystal packing is stabilized by intra- and intermolecular N—. There are – stacking interactions in the structure, with centroid-to-centroid distances of 3.594 (6) Å
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