Acta Cryst. (2008). E64, m809  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536808013718 ]

catena-Poly[[chlorido(methyl phenyl sulfide-S)mercury(II)]--chlorido]

L. Vigo, P. Salin, R. Oilunkaniemi and R. S. Laitinen

Abstract: The title compound, [HgCl₂(C₇H₈S)]_n, was isolated from the reaction of MeSPh with HgCl₂. The Hg^II atom has a distorted tetrahedral geometry and is coordinated by one S atom and three Cl atoms. Two of the Cl atoms act as bridging ligands between the Hg atoms, forming a two-dimensional polymeric structure.

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