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

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Summary

Data collection

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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