Bis(2-methyl-4-nitroanilinium) tetra-chloridomercurate (II)

Dinesh, Jasrotia; Rademeyer, Melanie; Billing, David G.; Lemmerer, Andreas

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Bis(2-methyl-4-nitroanilinium) tetra-chloridomercurate (II)

Dinesh, Jasrotia; Rademeyer, Melanie; Billing, David G.; Lemmerer, Andreas

URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2263/13311

Date: 2008-11

Abstract:

The title compound, (C7H9N2O2)2[HgCl4], self-assembles into cationic organic bilayers containing the 2-methyl-4-nitroanilinium cations, sandwiched between anionic inorganic layers built up by the distorted tetrahedral [HgCl4]2 groups. The organic sheets are interlinked through weak C—H...O hydrogen bonds, while they interact with the anionic part via strong charge-assisted N+—H...Cl—Hg hydrogen bonds. The [HgCl4]2 anions are bisected by a mirror plane passing through the metal and two of the chloride ions.

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