catena-Poly[di-μ3-bromido-hexa-μ2-bromido-dibromidobis(O-methyl pyridine-2-carboximidate-κ2N,N′)pentamercury(II)]

Abstract

The title compound, [Hg5Br10(C7H8N2O)2]n, contains two μ3-bridging Br atoms, six μ2-bridging Br atoms and two terminal Br atoms. One HgII atom, lying on an inversion center, adopts a distorted octahedral geometry defined by six Br atoms. Two HgII atoms adopt a distorted square-pyramidal geometry by five Br atoms and the other two HgII atoms have a distorted tetrahedral geometry by two N atoms from a chelating O-methyl pyridine-2-carboximidate ligand and two Br atoms. The Br atoms link the HgII atoms into a ribbon structure along [100].