Acta Cryst. (2005). E61, m212-m213  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536804033690 ]

(2,2'-Bipyridine N,N'-dioxide-²O,O')dibromomercury(II)

O. M. Tedmann, P. Y. Zavalij, S. K. Madan and S. R. J. Oliver

Abstract: The title compound, [HgBr₂(C₁₀H₈N₂O₂)], has an Hg atom surrounded by two Br atoms and two O atoms from a chelating BipyO₂ ligand (BipyO₂ is 2,2'-bipyridine N,N'-dioxide), forming a severely distorted tetrahedron. In addition, two weak HgBr bonds link these complexes into a chain.

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