Supramolecular aggregation featuring Hg⋯S secondary-bonding interactions in crystals of mercury(<scp>ii</scp>) species augmented by computational chemistry calculations
Rosa M. Gomila, Antonio Frontera, Edward R. T. Tiekink
Abstract
A CSD survey reveals the presence of Hg⋯S interactions within zero-, one- and two-dimensional aggregation patterns in non-organomercury crystals. Theory confirms the stabilising nature of σ-/π-holes or positive belts formed at the mercury atom.
Topics & Concepts
Mercury (programming language)Supramolecular chemistryOrganomercury CompoundsChemistryOrganomercuryAtom (system on chip)CrystallographyChemical physicsComputational chemistryCrystal structureMetalOrganic chemistryComputer scienceEmbedded systemProgramming languageCrystallography and molecular interactionsSolid-state spectroscopy and crystallography