Acta Cryst. (2009). E65, m817-m818  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536809023228 ]

(2,9-Dimethyl-4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline-²N,N')bis(thiocyanato-S)mercury(II)

R. Alizadeh

Abstract: In the molecule of the title compound, [Hg(NCS)₂(C₂₆H₂₀N₂)], the Hg^II atom is four-coordinated in a distorted tetrahedral configuration by two N atoms from a chelating 2,9-dimethyl-4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline ligand and by two S atoms from two thiocyanate anions. The ligand ring system is not planar. The dihedral angle between the phenyl rings is 53.20 (3)° . In the crystal structure, - contacts between phenanthroline rings [centroid-centroid distance = 3.981 (1) Å] may stabilize the structure.

Online 24 June 2009

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