Acta Cryst. (2008). E64, m134  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536807065130 ]

[1,2-Bis(diisopropylphosphino)-1,2-dicarba-closo-dodecaborane-²P,P']dichloridomercury(II)

F. Su, Q. Guo, J. Dou, D. Li and D. Wang

Abstract: In the title complex, [HgCl₂(C₁₄H₃₈B₁₀P₂)], the Hg^II atom is in a distorted HgCl₂P₂ tetrahedral coordination environment. The chelation of the Hg atom by two P atoms and two C atoms from the carborane skeleton results in a nearly planar five-membered ring.

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