metal-organic compounds
Diiodido(1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-dione-κ2N,N′)mercury(II)
aDepartment of Chemistry, Saveh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Saveh, Iran, bDepartment of Chemistry, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and cChemistry Department, Faculty of, Science, King Abdulaziz University, PO Box 80203 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
*Correspondence e-mail: Edward.Tiekink@gmail.com
The HgII atom in the title complex, [HgI2(C12H6N2O2)], is tetrahedrally coordinated by the N atoms of the chelating 1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-dione ligand and two I atoms. The range of tetrahedral angles is broad, viz. 68.94 (17)° for the chelate angle to a wide 132.627 (15)° for the I—Hg—I angle. The ligand molecule is non-planar with the O atoms lying 0.422 (5) and −0.325 (5) Å out of the plane through the remaining atoms [r.m.s. deviation = 0.068 Å]. Molecules are consolidated in the crystal packing by C—H⋯O interactions.
Related literature
For the ligand synthesis and the et al. (1999). For an evaluation of the different coordinating ability of the two sets of donor atoms in the ligand, see: Fujihara et al. (2003). For the structure of the dichlorido analogue with two 1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-dione ligands, see: Figueiras et al. (2009). For the crystallization procedure, see: Harrowfield et al. (1996).
of 1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-dione, see: CalderazzoExperimental
Crystal data
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Data collection: CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2010); cell CrysAlis PRO; data reduction: CrysAlis PRO; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997) and DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2006); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
Supporting information
https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536811038748/hg5098sup1.cif
contains datablocks general, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536811038748/hg5098Isup2.hkl
The title complex was obtained by the branched tube method (Harrowfield et al., 1996). 1,10-Phenanthroline-5,6-dione (0.136 g, 0.648 mmol) and HgI2 (0.294 g, 0648 mmol) were placed at the bottom of main arm of a branched tube. Methanol was carefully added to fill both arms. The tube was sealed and the main arm immersed in a bath at 333 K while the other was kept at ambient temperature. After five days, red crystals were deposited in the cooler arm. These were filtered off, washed with acetone and ether, and air dried; Yield: 60%; M.pt. 524–526 K. Anal. Calc for C12H6HgI2N2O2; C, 21.7, H, 0.60, N, 4.2%; Found: C, 21.89, H, 0.69, N: 4.24%. Selected FT—IR data, ν(cm-1): 1687 (C═O). 1H NMR (δ): 7.85–7.89 (dd, 2H, H3,8), 8.53–8.56 (dd, 2H, H2,9), 9.01–9.03 (dd, 2H, H4,7) p.p.m..
The H-atoms were placed in calculated positions (C—H 0.95 Å) and were included in the 8, 2 4 -11, 6 0 8, 5 3 -14 and 3 3 -12, were omitted from the final owing to poor agreement.
in the riding model approximation, with Uiso(H) set to 1.2Uequiv(C). A number of reflections, i.e. 4 0 -10, 1 3 -10, 6 0 -10, 0 01,10-Phenanthroline-5,6-dione (Calderazzo et al., 1999) has attracted our attention due to the presence of two coordinating functionalities within the same molecule, i.e. the quinonoid and the diimine residues. Moreover, the presence of two types of basic centres, i.e. nitrogen and oxygen, both sp2-hybridized, makes this molecule an ideal system to study the different coordinating ability of the two sets of donor atoms (Calderazzo et al., 1999; Fujihara et al., 2003). In connection with a recent
of the related mercury(II)dichlorido structure with two 1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-dione ligands (Figueiras et al., 2009), the structure of the title compound, (I), was determined.The Hg atom in (I), Fig. 1 and Table 1, is chelated by the 1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-dione ligand and the distorted tetrahedral I2N2 donor set is completed by two I atoms. The range of tetrahedral angles is from a narrow 68.94 (17)°, for the chelate angle, to a wide 132.627 (15)°, for the angle subtended at Hg by the I atoms. The 1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-dione ligand is planar with the r.m.s. deviation for the 14 C and N atoms being 0.068 Å with the maximum deviations from the least-squares plane being 0.146 (6) Å for atom C7 and -0.116 (7) for atom C6; the O1 and O2 atoms lie -0.325 (5) and 0.422 (5) Å out of this plane, respectively.
The molecules of (I) are consolidated in the crystal packing via weak C—H···O interactions involving both O atoms, Table 2 and Fig. 2.
For the ligand synthesis and the
of 1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-dione, see: Calderazzo et al. (1999). For an evaluation of the different coordinating ability of the two sets of donor atoms in the ligand, see: Fujihara et al. (2003). For the structure of the dichlorido analogue with two 1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-dione ligands, see: Figueiras et al. (2009). For the crystallization procedure, see: Harrowfield et al. (1996).Data collection: CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2010); cell
CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2010); data reduction: CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2010); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997) and DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2006); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2010).[HgI2(C12H6N2O2)] | F(000) = 1176 |
Mr = 664.58 | Dx = 3.133 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, Cc | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: C -2yc | Cell parameters from 11298 reflections |
a = 11.7941 (3) Å | θ = 2.8–29.3° |
b = 8.1725 (1) Å | µ = 15.30 mm−1 |
c = 15.3982 (3) Å | T = 100 K |
β = 108.298 (2)° | Block, red |
V = 1409.14 (5) Å3 | 0.15 × 0.15 × 0.15 mm |
Z = 4 |
Agilent SuperNova Dual diffractometer with Atlas detector | 3209 independent reflections |
Radiation source: SuperNova (Mo) X-ray Source | 3155 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Mirror monochromator | Rint = 0.041 |
Detector resolution: 10.4041 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 27.5°, θmin = 2.8° |
ω scan | h = −15→15 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Agilent, 2010) | k = −10→10 |
Tmin = 0.586, Tmax = 1.000 | l = −19→19 |
15631 measured reflections |
Refinement on F2 | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
Least-squares matrix: full | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.022 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.049 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0292P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 1.03 | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
3209 reflections | Δρmax = 0.51 e Å−3 |
172 parameters | Δρmin = −0.79 e Å−3 |
2 restraints | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), 1579 Friedel pairs |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Absolute structure parameter: −0.005 (3) |
[HgI2(C12H6N2O2)] | V = 1409.14 (5) Å3 |
Mr = 664.58 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, Cc | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 11.7941 (3) Å | µ = 15.30 mm−1 |
b = 8.1725 (1) Å | T = 100 K |
c = 15.3982 (3) Å | 0.15 × 0.15 × 0.15 mm |
β = 108.298 (2)° |
Agilent SuperNova Dual diffractometer with Atlas detector | 3209 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Agilent, 2010) | 3155 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.586, Tmax = 1.000 | Rint = 0.041 |
15631 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.022 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.049 | Δρmax = 0.51 e Å−3 |
S = 1.03 | Δρmin = −0.79 e Å−3 |
3209 reflections | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), 1579 Friedel pairs |
172 parameters | Absolute structure parameter: −0.005 (3) |
2 restraints |
Geometry. All e.s.d.'s (except the e.s.d. in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell e.s.d.'s are taken into account individually in the estimation of e.s.d.'s in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between e.s.d.'s in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell e.s.d.'s is used for estimating e.s.d.'s involving l.s. planes. |
Refinement. Refinement of F2 against ALL reflections. The weighted R-factor wR and goodness of fit S are based on F2, conventional R-factors R are based on F, with F set to zero for negative F2. The threshold expression of F2 > σ(F2) is used only for calculating R-factors(gt) etc. and is not relevant to the choice of reflections for refinement. R-factors based on F2 are statistically about twice as large as those based on F, and R- factors based on ALL data will be even larger. |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
Hg1 | 0.499993 (19) | 0.48034 (2) | 0.500006 (16) | 0.01421 (6) | |
I1 | 0.46538 (3) | 0.38365 (4) | 0.65496 (2) | 0.01434 (9) | |
I2 | 0.66399 (3) | 0.67286 (5) | 0.46534 (3) | 0.01911 (10) | |
O1 | 0.0663 (4) | 0.5129 (5) | 0.0820 (3) | 0.0211 (10) | |
O2 | 0.2083 (4) | 0.2572 (5) | 0.0607 (3) | 0.0174 (9) | |
N1 | 0.3288 (4) | 0.5884 (6) | 0.3831 (3) | 0.0132 (10) | |
N2 | 0.4235 (4) | 0.2848 (6) | 0.3779 (3) | 0.0120 (10) | |
C1 | 0.2862 (5) | 0.7383 (7) | 0.3878 (4) | 0.0154 (12) | |
H1 | 0.3175 | 0.7988 | 0.4428 | 0.018* | |
C2 | 0.1973 (6) | 0.8101 (7) | 0.3152 (4) | 0.0160 (12) | |
H2 | 0.1679 | 0.9164 | 0.3208 | 0.019* | |
C3 | 0.1537 (5) | 0.7221 (8) | 0.2351 (4) | 0.0156 (12) | |
H3 | 0.0938 | 0.7673 | 0.1842 | 0.019* | |
C4 | 0.1990 (6) | 0.5657 (7) | 0.2299 (4) | 0.0132 (11) | |
C5 | 0.2882 (6) | 0.5030 (6) | 0.3057 (4) | 0.0111 (11) | |
C6 | 0.1530 (6) | 0.4715 (7) | 0.1439 (4) | 0.0142 (12) | |
C7 | 0.2238 (5) | 0.3175 (7) | 0.1356 (4) | 0.0115 (11) | |
C8 | 0.3413 (5) | 0.3392 (7) | 0.3019 (4) | 0.0100 (11) | |
C9 | 0.3084 (5) | 0.2485 (7) | 0.2209 (4) | 0.0130 (12) | |
C10 | 0.3582 (5) | 0.0953 (7) | 0.2196 (4) | 0.0156 (12) | |
H10 | 0.3378 | 0.0324 | 0.1650 | 0.019* | |
C11 | 0.4383 (6) | 0.0363 (7) | 0.2996 (4) | 0.0147 (12) | |
H11 | 0.4713 | −0.0702 | 0.3019 | 0.018* | |
C12 | 0.4696 (6) | 0.1365 (8) | 0.3764 (4) | 0.0155 (12) | |
H12 | 0.5267 | 0.0971 | 0.4307 | 0.019* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Hg1 | 0.01526 (11) | 0.01650 (11) | 0.01011 (10) | −0.00067 (10) | 0.00290 (7) | −0.00105 (10) |
I1 | 0.01624 (19) | 0.01475 (19) | 0.01394 (18) | −0.00041 (15) | 0.00747 (15) | −0.00073 (14) |
I2 | 0.0206 (2) | 0.01604 (19) | 0.0225 (2) | −0.00531 (16) | 0.00937 (17) | −0.00433 (16) |
O1 | 0.023 (3) | 0.019 (2) | 0.015 (2) | −0.0015 (18) | −0.0049 (19) | 0.0022 (17) |
O2 | 0.021 (2) | 0.018 (2) | 0.012 (2) | −0.0045 (18) | 0.0053 (17) | −0.0010 (18) |
N1 | 0.012 (2) | 0.013 (2) | 0.015 (2) | −0.001 (2) | 0.007 (2) | −0.001 (2) |
N2 | 0.014 (2) | 0.012 (2) | 0.012 (2) | −0.0029 (19) | 0.0064 (19) | −0.0014 (19) |
C1 | 0.017 (3) | 0.015 (3) | 0.016 (3) | 0.000 (2) | 0.009 (3) | −0.002 (2) |
C2 | 0.017 (3) | 0.011 (3) | 0.021 (3) | −0.003 (2) | 0.009 (3) | −0.002 (2) |
C3 | 0.013 (3) | 0.021 (3) | 0.012 (3) | 0.000 (2) | 0.004 (2) | 0.006 (2) |
C4 | 0.015 (3) | 0.012 (3) | 0.013 (3) | −0.005 (2) | 0.005 (2) | −0.001 (2) |
C5 | 0.013 (3) | 0.011 (3) | 0.011 (3) | −0.004 (2) | 0.006 (2) | 0.001 (2) |
C6 | 0.018 (3) | 0.014 (3) | 0.011 (3) | −0.005 (2) | 0.005 (3) | 0.001 (2) |
C7 | 0.009 (3) | 0.013 (3) | 0.014 (3) | −0.004 (2) | 0.005 (2) | 0.002 (2) |
C8 | 0.010 (3) | 0.008 (2) | 0.012 (3) | 0.000 (2) | 0.003 (2) | 0.001 (2) |
C9 | 0.015 (3) | 0.013 (3) | 0.012 (3) | −0.005 (2) | 0.006 (2) | 0.002 (2) |
C10 | 0.018 (3) | 0.014 (3) | 0.015 (3) | −0.007 (2) | 0.005 (2) | −0.001 (2) |
C11 | 0.014 (3) | 0.009 (3) | 0.021 (3) | −0.001 (2) | 0.006 (3) | 0.005 (2) |
C12 | 0.014 (3) | 0.019 (3) | 0.012 (3) | −0.001 (2) | 0.004 (2) | 0.006 (2) |
Hg1—N1 | 2.411 (5) | C3—C4 | 1.398 (9) |
Hg1—N2 | 2.416 (5) | C3—H3 | 0.9500 |
Hg1—I1 | 2.6637 (4) | C4—C5 | 1.400 (9) |
Hg1—I2 | 2.6739 (4) | C4—C6 | 1.479 (8) |
O1—C6 | 1.207 (8) | C5—C8 | 1.487 (8) |
O2—C7 | 1.215 (7) | C6—C7 | 1.538 (8) |
N1—C5 | 1.333 (8) | C7—C9 | 1.488 (8) |
N1—C1 | 1.335 (8) | C8—C9 | 1.396 (8) |
N2—C8 | 1.341 (7) | C9—C10 | 1.386 (9) |
N2—C12 | 1.331 (8) | C10—C11 | 1.382 (9) |
C1—C2 | 1.399 (9) | C10—H10 | 0.9500 |
C1—H1 | 0.9500 | C11—C12 | 1.390 (9) |
C2—C3 | 1.380 (9) | C11—H11 | 0.9500 |
C2—H2 | 0.9500 | C12—H12 | 0.9500 |
N2—Hg1—N1 | 68.94 (17) | N1—C5—C4 | 121.3 (5) |
N2—Hg1—I1 | 112.07 (11) | N1—C5—C8 | 118.0 (5) |
N1—Hg1—I1 | 116.72 (11) | C4—C5—C8 | 120.7 (5) |
N2—Hg1—I2 | 110.55 (11) | O1—C6—C4 | 122.9 (6) |
N1—Hg1—I2 | 97.13 (12) | O1—C6—C7 | 120.7 (5) |
I1—Hg1—I2 | 132.627 (15) | C4—C6—C7 | 116.4 (5) |
C5—N1—C1 | 119.5 (5) | O2—C7—C9 | 123.0 (5) |
C5—N1—Hg1 | 117.2 (4) | O2—C7—C6 | 119.2 (5) |
C1—N1—Hg1 | 122.5 (4) | C9—C7—C6 | 117.9 (5) |
C8—N2—C12 | 118.3 (5) | N2—C8—C9 | 121.7 (5) |
C8—N2—Hg1 | 116.8 (4) | N2—C8—C5 | 117.5 (5) |
C12—N2—Hg1 | 124.1 (4) | C9—C8—C5 | 120.7 (5) |
N1—C1—C2 | 122.8 (6) | C10—C9—C8 | 119.5 (6) |
N1—C1—H1 | 118.6 | C10—C9—C7 | 120.0 (5) |
C2—C1—H1 | 118.6 | C8—C9—C7 | 120.5 (5) |
C3—C2—C1 | 118.1 (6) | C9—C10—C11 | 118.5 (6) |
C3—C2—H2 | 120.9 | C9—C10—H10 | 120.8 |
C1—C2—H2 | 120.9 | C11—C10—H10 | 120.8 |
C2—C3—C4 | 119.1 (6) | C10—C11—C12 | 118.5 (6) |
C2—C3—H3 | 120.5 | C10—C11—H11 | 120.8 |
C4—C3—H3 | 120.5 | C12—C11—H11 | 120.8 |
C5—C4—C3 | 119.1 (6) | N2—C12—C11 | 123.4 (6) |
C5—C4—C6 | 121.6 (5) | N2—C12—H12 | 118.3 |
C3—C4—C6 | 119.2 (6) | C11—C12—H12 | 118.3 |
N2—Hg1—N1—C5 | −9.4 (4) | C5—C4—C6—C7 | −11.3 (8) |
I1—Hg1—N1—C5 | −114.3 (4) | C3—C4—C6—C7 | 167.7 (5) |
I2—Hg1—N1—C5 | 99.9 (4) | O1—C6—C7—O2 | 15.4 (8) |
N2—Hg1—N1—C1 | −179.3 (5) | C4—C6—C7—O2 | −163.1 (5) |
I1—Hg1—N1—C1 | 75.8 (5) | O1—C6—C7—C9 | −164.2 (6) |
I2—Hg1—N1—C1 | −69.9 (4) | C4—C6—C7—C9 | 17.3 (7) |
N1—Hg1—N2—C8 | 10.8 (4) | C12—N2—C8—C9 | −3.4 (8) |
I1—Hg1—N2—C8 | 122.1 (4) | Hg1—N2—C8—C9 | 167.0 (4) |
I2—Hg1—N2—C8 | −79.1 (4) | C12—N2—C8—C5 | 178.2 (5) |
N1—Hg1—N2—C12 | −179.4 (5) | Hg1—N2—C8—C5 | −11.3 (6) |
I1—Hg1—N2—C12 | −68.1 (5) | N1—C5—C8—N2 | 2.7 (8) |
I2—Hg1—N2—C12 | 90.8 (5) | C4—C5—C8—N2 | −177.9 (5) |
C5—N1—C1—C2 | 1.7 (9) | N1—C5—C8—C9 | −175.7 (5) |
Hg1—N1—C1—C2 | 171.3 (4) | C4—C5—C8—C9 | 3.8 (8) |
N1—C1—C2—C3 | −0.9 (9) | N2—C8—C9—C10 | 2.5 (8) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 0.4 (9) | C5—C8—C9—C10 | −179.2 (5) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | −0.6 (9) | N2—C8—C9—C7 | −175.3 (5) |
C2—C3—C4—C6 | −179.6 (5) | C5—C8—C9—C7 | 3.0 (8) |
C1—N1—C5—C4 | −1.8 (8) | O2—C7—C9—C10 | −10.9 (8) |
Hg1—N1—C5—C4 | −172.0 (4) | C6—C7—C9—C10 | 168.7 (5) |
C1—N1—C5—C8 | 177.6 (5) | O2—C7—C9—C8 | 166.9 (5) |
Hg1—N1—C5—C8 | 7.4 (6) | C6—C7—C9—C8 | −13.6 (8) |
C3—C4—C5—N1 | 1.3 (9) | C8—C9—C10—C11 | 0.9 (9) |
C6—C4—C5—N1 | −179.7 (5) | C7—C9—C10—C11 | 178.6 (5) |
C3—C4—C5—C8 | −178.1 (5) | C9—C10—C11—C12 | −3.0 (9) |
C6—C4—C5—C8 | 0.8 (9) | C8—N2—C12—C11 | 1.1 (9) |
C5—C4—C6—O1 | 170.3 (6) | Hg1—N2—C12—C11 | −168.6 (4) |
C3—C4—C6—O1 | −10.8 (9) | C10—C11—C12—N2 | 2.1 (9) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C1—H1···O2i | 0.95 | 2.58 | 3.077 (8) | 113 |
C12—H12···O1ii | 0.95 | 2.40 | 3.248 (7) | 148 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, −y+1, z+1/2; (ii) x+1/2, −y+1/2, z+1/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | [HgI2(C12H6N2O2)] |
Mr | 664.58 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, Cc |
Temperature (K) | 100 |
a, b, c (Å) | 11.7941 (3), 8.1725 (1), 15.3982 (3) |
β (°) | 108.298 (2) |
V (Å3) | 1409.14 (5) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 15.30 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.15 × 0.15 × 0.15 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Agilent SuperNova Dual diffractometer with Atlas detector |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Agilent, 2010) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.586, 1.000 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 15631, 3209, 3155 |
Rint | 0.041 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.650 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.022, 0.049, 1.03 |
No. of reflections | 3209 |
No. of parameters | 172 |
No. of restraints | 2 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.51, −0.79 |
Absolute structure | Flack (1983), 1579 Friedel pairs |
Absolute structure parameter | −0.005 (3) |
Computer programs: CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2010), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997) and DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2006), publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C1—H1···O2i | 0.95 | 2.58 | 3.077 (8) | 113 |
C12—H12···O1ii | 0.95 | 2.40 | 3.248 (7) | 148 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, −y+1, z+1/2; (ii) x+1/2, −y+1/2, z+1/2. |
Footnotes
‡Additional correspondence author, e-mail: akbarghaemi@yahoo.com.
Acknowledgements
We acknowledge financial support of this work by the Islamic Azad University, Saveh Branch, and thank the University of Malaya for support of the crystallographic facility.
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1,10-Phenanthroline-5,6-dione (Calderazzo et al., 1999) has attracted our attention due to the presence of two coordinating functionalities within the same molecule, i.e. the quinonoid and the diimine residues. Moreover, the presence of two types of basic centres, i.e. nitrogen and oxygen, both sp2-hybridized, makes this molecule an ideal system to study the different coordinating ability of the two sets of donor atoms (Calderazzo et al., 1999; Fujihara et al., 2003). In connection with a recent structure determination of the related mercury(II)dichlorido structure with two 1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-dione ligands (Figueiras et al., 2009), the structure of the title compound, (I), was determined.
The Hg atom in (I), Fig. 1 and Table 1, is chelated by the 1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-dione ligand and the distorted tetrahedral I2N2 donor set is completed by two I atoms. The range of tetrahedral angles is from a narrow 68.94 (17)°, for the chelate angle, to a wide 132.627 (15)°, for the angle subtended at Hg by the I atoms. The 1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-dione ligand is planar with the r.m.s. deviation for the 14 C and N atoms being 0.068 Å with the maximum deviations from the least-squares plane being 0.146 (6) Å for atom C7 and -0.116 (7) for atom C6; the O1 and O2 atoms lie -0.325 (5) and 0.422 (5) Å out of this plane, respectively.
The molecules of (I) are consolidated in the crystal packing via weak C—H···O interactions involving both O atoms, Table 2 and Fig. 2.