Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Bis[1,3-bis(2-methoxyphenyl)triazene]mercury(II)

Abstract

The crystal structure of [HgL₂], L = 1,3-bis(2-methoxyphenyl)triazene was determined by X-ray diffraction. The complex crystallizes in the orthorhombic system, space group Pna2₁ with a = 8.1817(3), b = 15.4123(6), c = 21.1836(8)Å, V = 2671.23(17)ų, Z = 4. The structure was solved by the full-matrix least-squares on F², and had a refined R value of 0.0274 for 6187 reflections (I > 2σ(I)). The Hg atom is coordinated by two molecules of the title ligand via the N(3), N(4) and N(6) atoms in a distorted triangular pyramid geometry.