Synthesis, X-ray crystal structure and NMR characterization of a tetrahedral methylmercury complex with the tripod ligand N(CH2CH2PPh2)3

Abstract

The complex [Hg(np3)Me]CF3SO3, which is the first example of a methylmercury complex in an almost regular tetrahedral coordination, is obtained by the reaction of np3[N(CH2CH2PPh2)3] with (HgMe)CF3SO3; the complex has been studied by X-ray analysis in the solid state and NMR spectroscopy in solution.