Acta Cryst. (2006). E62, m1716-m1718  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536806024135 ]

catena-Poly[(2-phenylethyl)ammonium [dichloromercurate(II)-₃-chloro]]

M. Rademeyer, D. G. Billing and A. Lemmerer

Abstract: The crystal structure of the title compound, {(C₈H₁₂N)[HgCl₃]}_n, exhibits alternating organic and inorganic layers, which interact via N-HCl hydrogen bonding. In the inorganic layer, an infinite one-dimensional anion chain is formed by [HgCl₃]^- subunits.

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