Supporting information
Crystallographic Information File (CIF) https://doi.org/10.1107/S0108270110032373/sq3257sup1.cif | |
Structure factor file (CIF format) https://doi.org/10.1107/S0108270110032373/sq3257Isup2.hkl |
All employed chemicals were of 'p.A.' quality and were purchased from Merck. Freshly prepared HgO, obtained by precipitation of a saturated aqueous HgCl2 solution with KOH, was dissolved in a concentrated K2SO3 solution (molar ratio HgO:K2SO3 = 1:3). After filtration of unreacted HgO, the colourless solution was left to stand in a refrigerator (280 K) for several days. Colourless crystals with a typical sword-like habit and maximum edge lengths of about 0.6 mm were obtained.
Protons of the water molecules O1W—O5W were not discernible from difference Fourier maps and hence were not included in the final refinement. The highest peak in the final Fourier map is 0.65 Å from Hg2 and the deepest hole is 1.35 Å from the same atom.
Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2006); cell refinement: SAINT (Bruker, 2006); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2006); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ATOMS (Dowty, 2006); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008).
K2[Hg(SO3)2]·2.25H2O | F(000) = 3528 |
Mr = 479.45 | Dx = 3.417 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, C2/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -C 2yc | Cell parameters from 5331 reflections |
a = 24.0774 (19) Å | θ = 2.6–31.0° |
b = 8.5348 (7) Å | µ = 17.87 mm−1 |
c = 19.2633 (15) Å | T = 100 K |
β = 109.634 (1)° | Lath, colourless |
V = 3728.4 (5) Å3 | 0.30 × 0.12 × 0.02 mm |
Z = 16 |
Bruker SMART CCD diffractometer | 5912 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 5360 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.039 |
ω scans | θmax = 31.0°, θmin = 2.6° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2006) | h = −34→33 |
Tmin = 0.075, Tmax = 0.674 | k = −12→12 |
21048 measured reflections | l = −27→27 |
Refinement on F2 | Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods |
Least-squares matrix: full | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.023 | H-atom parameters not refined |
wR(F2) = 0.058 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0275P)2 + 2.5166P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 1.02 | (Δ/σ)max = 0.003 |
5912 reflections | Δρmax = 1.67 e Å−3 |
240 parameters | Δρmin = −0.98 e Å−3 |
0 restraints |
K2[Hg(SO3)2]·2.25H2O | V = 3728.4 (5) Å3 |
Mr = 479.45 | Z = 16 |
Monoclinic, C2/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 24.0774 (19) Å | µ = 17.87 mm−1 |
b = 8.5348 (7) Å | T = 100 K |
c = 19.2633 (15) Å | 0.30 × 0.12 × 0.02 mm |
β = 109.634 (1)° |
Bruker SMART CCD diffractometer | 5912 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2006) | 5360 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.075, Tmax = 0.674 | Rint = 0.039 |
21048 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.023 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.058 | H-atom parameters not refined |
S = 1.02 | Δρmax = 1.67 e Å−3 |
5912 reflections | Δρmin = −0.98 e Å−3 |
240 parameters |
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 | 0.036501 (6) | 0.265777 (14) | 0.486165 (7) | 0.01285 (4) | |
Hg2 | 0.276571 (6) | −0.003213 (14) | 0.475636 (7) | 0.01360 (4) | |
K1 | 0.36120 (3) | −0.39947 (9) | 0.46280 (4) | 0.01482 (14) | |
K2 | 0.04902 (4) | −0.35571 (9) | 0.36188 (4) | 0.01791 (15) | |
K3 | 0.23879 (4) | −0.42435 (10) | 0.24969 (5) | 0.02119 (16) | |
K4 | 0.09952 (3) | 0.05704 (10) | 0.31029 (4) | 0.01916 (15) | |
S1 | 0.08142 (4) | 0.47758 (10) | 0.56635 (5) | 0.01256 (15) | |
S2 | −0.00265 (4) | 0.06224 (9) | 0.39867 (5) | 0.01168 (14) | |
S3 | 0.21580 (4) | −0.19185 (10) | 0.39359 (4) | 0.01129 (14) | |
S4 | 0.33279 (4) | 0.19295 (10) | 0.55729 (5) | 0.01320 (15) | |
O1 | 0.14181 (11) | 0.4327 (3) | 0.61081 (16) | 0.0228 (6) | |
O2 | 0.04585 (13) | 0.5124 (3) | 0.61340 (16) | 0.0201 (6) | |
O3 | 0.08158 (13) | 0.6118 (3) | 0.51848 (15) | 0.0230 (6) | |
O4 | 0.04151 (12) | −0.0620 (3) | 0.41178 (16) | 0.0213 (6) | |
O5 | −0.05837 (13) | −0.0006 (3) | 0.40311 (17) | 0.0208 (6) | |
O6 | −0.01321 (12) | 0.1340 (3) | 0.32539 (15) | 0.0211 (5) | |
O7 | 0.24594 (12) | −0.3443 (3) | 0.40480 (15) | 0.0186 (5) | |
O8 | 0.16101 (11) | −0.2003 (3) | 0.41122 (15) | 0.0196 (5) | |
O9 | 0.20398 (12) | −0.1359 (3) | 0.31777 (14) | 0.0205 (5) | |
O10 | 0.34695 (13) | 0.3178 (3) | 0.51409 (17) | 0.0267 (6) | |
O11 | 0.38767 (12) | 0.1246 (3) | 0.60863 (16) | 0.0243 (6) | |
O12 | 0.29695 (13) | 0.2557 (3) | 0.60017 (18) | 0.0244 (6) | |
O1W | 0.0000 | 0.4132 (5) | 0.2500 | 0.0245 (8) | |
O2W | 0.20764 (14) | 0.1503 (4) | 0.65068 (16) | 0.0284 (7) | |
O3W | 0.07218 (16) | −0.2182 (4) | 0.2276 (2) | 0.0353 (8) | |
O4W | −0.15074 (15) | 0.1821 (4) | 0.2988 (2) | 0.0390 (8) | |
O5W | 0.36808 (16) | 0.0241 (4) | 0.7400 (2) | 0.0392 (8) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Hg1 | 0.01303 (7) | 0.01182 (6) | 0.01269 (6) | −0.00016 (4) | 0.00300 (5) | −0.00236 (4) |
Hg2 | 0.01370 (7) | 0.01269 (7) | 0.01354 (7) | −0.00257 (4) | 0.00343 (5) | −0.00150 (4) |
K1 | 0.0122 (3) | 0.0164 (3) | 0.0161 (3) | 0.0009 (2) | 0.0051 (3) | 0.0006 (3) |
K2 | 0.0196 (4) | 0.0159 (3) | 0.0179 (4) | −0.0015 (3) | 0.0058 (3) | −0.0019 (3) |
K3 | 0.0192 (4) | 0.0247 (4) | 0.0184 (4) | 0.0036 (3) | 0.0047 (3) | −0.0001 (3) |
K4 | 0.0167 (4) | 0.0231 (4) | 0.0172 (3) | −0.0010 (3) | 0.0050 (3) | −0.0011 (3) |
S1 | 0.0127 (4) | 0.0130 (4) | 0.0113 (3) | −0.0007 (3) | 0.0032 (3) | −0.0017 (3) |
S2 | 0.0112 (4) | 0.0118 (4) | 0.0119 (3) | 0.0003 (3) | 0.0038 (3) | −0.0016 (3) |
S3 | 0.0105 (4) | 0.0130 (4) | 0.0102 (3) | −0.0001 (3) | 0.0033 (3) | −0.0005 (3) |
S4 | 0.0122 (4) | 0.0116 (3) | 0.0143 (4) | −0.0006 (3) | 0.0025 (3) | −0.0007 (3) |
O1 | 0.0137 (13) | 0.0291 (15) | 0.0216 (14) | 0.0043 (10) | 0.0007 (11) | −0.0058 (11) |
O2 | 0.0205 (14) | 0.0231 (14) | 0.0192 (13) | −0.0030 (10) | 0.0099 (12) | −0.0061 (10) |
O3 | 0.0347 (16) | 0.0171 (13) | 0.0162 (13) | −0.0070 (11) | 0.0074 (12) | 0.0000 (10) |
O4 | 0.0181 (13) | 0.0171 (13) | 0.0242 (14) | 0.0061 (10) | 0.0011 (11) | −0.0073 (10) |
O5 | 0.0166 (13) | 0.0262 (15) | 0.0226 (14) | −0.0079 (10) | 0.0106 (12) | −0.0066 (10) |
O6 | 0.0279 (15) | 0.0211 (13) | 0.0128 (12) | −0.0035 (11) | 0.0046 (11) | 0.0021 (10) |
O7 | 0.0185 (13) | 0.0152 (12) | 0.0204 (13) | 0.0039 (10) | 0.0042 (11) | −0.0015 (10) |
O8 | 0.0139 (12) | 0.0255 (14) | 0.0221 (14) | −0.0051 (10) | 0.0099 (11) | −0.0070 (11) |
O9 | 0.0250 (14) | 0.0249 (13) | 0.0111 (12) | −0.0016 (11) | 0.0056 (11) | 0.0022 (10) |
O10 | 0.0344 (17) | 0.0181 (13) | 0.0255 (15) | −0.0093 (11) | 0.0072 (13) | 0.0038 (11) |
O11 | 0.0160 (13) | 0.0241 (14) | 0.0260 (15) | 0.0038 (11) | −0.0022 (11) | −0.0033 (11) |
O12 | 0.0198 (14) | 0.0282 (15) | 0.0274 (15) | −0.0019 (11) | 0.0111 (12) | −0.0096 (12) |
O1W | 0.032 (2) | 0.0194 (18) | 0.0175 (18) | 0.000 | 0.0022 (17) | 0.000 |
O2W | 0.0362 (17) | 0.0303 (16) | 0.0227 (15) | 0.0135 (13) | 0.0152 (13) | 0.0096 (12) |
O3W | 0.043 (2) | 0.0302 (17) | 0.0318 (18) | −0.0029 (14) | 0.0111 (16) | −0.0043 (14) |
O4W | 0.0276 (18) | 0.044 (2) | 0.043 (2) | 0.0000 (15) | 0.0088 (15) | 0.0038 (16) |
O5W | 0.036 (2) | 0.050 (2) | 0.0326 (19) | −0.0040 (15) | 0.0127 (16) | 0.0052 (15) |
Hg1—S2 | 2.3831 (8) | K4—O4Wvii | 2.969 (4) |
Hg1—S1 | 2.3876 (9) | K4—O9 | 2.969 (3) |
Hg1—O10i | 2.897 (3) | K4—O12i | 2.975 (3) |
Hg1—O2ii | 2.939 (3) | K4—O8 | 2.977 (3) |
Hg1—O3ii | 3.002 (3) | K4—O11i | 3.097 (3) |
Hg1—O5iii | 3.032 (3) | S1—O1 | 1.469 (3) |
Hg1—O11i | 3.128 (3) | S1—O2 | 1.471 (3) |
Hg2—S3 | 2.3826 (8) | S1—O3 | 1.472 (3) |
Hg2—S4 | 2.3829 (9) | S2—O4 | 1.462 (3) |
Hg2—O12i | 2.827 (3) | S2—O5 | 1.474 (3) |
Hg2—O7iv | 2.852 (3) | S2—O6 | 1.480 (3) |
Hg2—O1i | 3.033 (3) | S3—O7 | 1.470 (3) |
Hg2—O8 | 3.129 (3) | S3—O8 | 1.470 (3) |
Hg2—O9 | 3.164 (3) | S3—O9 | 1.471 (3) |
K1—O7 | 2.662 (3) | S4—O10 | 1.461 (3) |
K1—O10v | 2.673 (3) | S4—O11 | 1.479 (3) |
K1—O5vi | 2.704 (3) | S4—O12 | 1.481 (3) |
K1—O4iv | 2.762 (3) | O1—O2W | 2.845 (4) |
K1—O3i | 2.779 (3) | O1—O5Wx | 3.064 (5) |
K1—O8iv | 2.788 (3) | O2—O5Wx | 2.889 (5) |
K1—O2Wiv | 3.110 (3) | O4—O3Wvii | 3.397 (5) |
K1—O4Wvi | 3.153 (4) | O5—O4W | 2.901 (5) |
K2—O11iv | 2.708 (3) | O5—O3Wvii | 3.056 (4) |
K2—O4 | 2.713 (3) | O6—O1W | 2.863 (4) |
K2—O2iii | 2.822 (3) | O10—O2Wi | 3.012 (4) |
K2—O3v | 2.864 (3) | O11—O5W | 2.857 (5) |
K2—O8 | 2.865 (3) | O12—O2W | 2.790 (4) |
K2—O1Wv | 2.867 (3) | O1W—O6vii | 2.863 (4) |
K2—O3W | 3.057 (4) | O1W—O11i | 3.144 (3) |
K2—O3Wvii | 3.080 (4) | O1W—O11xi | 3.144 (3) |
K3—O4Wvi | 2.666 (3) | O1W—O5Wi | 3.162 (4) |
K3—O2Wiv | 2.721 (3) | O2W—O10i | 3.012 (4) |
K3—O5Wiv | 2.780 (4) | O2W—O7iv | 3.165 (4) |
K3—O9viii | 2.837 (3) | O3W—O5Wiv | 2.945 (5) |
K3—O1ix | 2.901 (3) | O3W—O5vii | 3.056 (4) |
K3—O2Wix | 2.951 (3) | O4W—O5Wxi | 2.849 (5) |
K3—O7 | 3.013 (3) | O5W—O4Wxii | 2.849 (5) |
K3—O9 | 3.037 (3) | O5W—O2xiii | 2.889 (5) |
K4—O3W | 2.790 (3) | O5W—O3Wiv | 2.945 (5) |
K4—O6vii | 2.816 (3) | O5W—O1xiii | 3.064 (5) |
K4—O6 | 2.901 (3) | O5W—O1Wi | 3.162 (4) |
K4—O4 | 2.939 (3) | ||
O1···O2W | 2.845 (4) | O11···O5W | 2.857 (5) |
O2···O5Wx | 2.889 (5) | O12···O2W | 2.790 (4) |
O5···O4W | 2.901 (5) | O3W···O5Wiv | 2.945 (5) |
O6···O1W | 2.863 (4) | O4W···O5Wxi | 2.849 (5) |
S2—Hg1—S1 | 174.26 (3) | O3W—K4—O11i | 172.27 (10) |
S2—Hg1—O10i | 88.42 (6) | O6vii—K4—O11i | 100.41 (8) |
S1—Hg1—O10i | 87.66 (6) | O6—K4—O11i | 71.86 (8) |
S2—Hg1—O2ii | 89.32 (6) | O4—K4—O11i | 87.52 (8) |
S1—Hg1—O2ii | 89.67 (6) | O4Wvii—K4—O11i | 92.68 (9) |
O10i—Hg1—O2ii | 126.80 (8) | O9—K4—O11i | 121.53 (8) |
S2—Hg1—O3ii | 94.99 (5) | O12i—K4—O11i | 46.72 (7) |
S1—Hg1—O3ii | 88.53 (5) | O8—K4—O11i | 111.99 (8) |
O10i—Hg1—O3ii | 173.66 (7) | O3W—K4—O10i | 141.13 (9) |
O2ii—Hg1—O3ii | 48.08 (7) | O6vii—K4—O10i | 140.64 (8) |
S2—Hg1—O5iii | 83.53 (6) | O6—K4—O10i | 83.25 (8) |
S1—Hg1—O5iii | 100.15 (6) | O4—K4—O10i | 63.13 (7) |
O10i—Hg1—O5iii | 82.99 (8) | O4Wvii—K4—O10i | 119.18 (9) |
O2ii—Hg1—O5iii | 149.25 (7) | O9—K4—O10i | 95.46 (8) |
O3ii—Hg1—O5iii | 102.69 (7) | O12i—K4—O10i | 44.21 (8) |
S2—Hg1—O11i | 88.56 (5) | O8—K4—O10i | 68.84 (7) |
S1—Hg1—O11i | 85.70 (6) | O11i—K4—O10i | 43.51 (7) |
O10i—Hg1—O11i | 46.92 (7) | S4i—K4—O10i | 25.29 (5) |
O2ii—Hg1—O11i | 79.89 (7) | O3W—K4—S2 | 102.89 (8) |
O3ii—Hg1—O11i | 127.69 (7) | O1—S1—O2 | 111.14 (17) |
O5iii—Hg1—O11i | 129.52 (7) | O1—S1—O3 | 110.97 (17) |
S3—Hg2—S4 | 176.99 (3) | O2—S1—O3 | 110.69 (16) |
S3—Hg2—O12i | 91.37 (6) | O1—S1—Hg1 | 108.91 (12) |
S4—Hg2—O12i | 86.23 (6) | O2—S1—Hg1 | 108.71 (11) |
S3—Hg2—O7iv | 89.22 (6) | O3—S1—Hg1 | 106.26 (11) |
S4—Hg2—O7iv | 90.43 (6) | O4—S2—O5 | 110.47 (16) |
O12i—Hg2—O7iv | 120.15 (8) | O4—S2—O6 | 110.29 (17) |
S3—Hg2—O1i | 97.86 (6) | O5—S2—O6 | 109.74 (17) |
S4—Hg2—O1i | 83.90 (6) | O4—S2—Hg1 | 108.34 (11) |
O12i—Hg2—O1i | 88.67 (8) | O5—S2—Hg1 | 112.06 (11) |
O7iv—Hg2—O1i | 150.26 (7) | O6—S2—Hg1 | 105.85 (11) |
S3—Hg2—O8 | 26.83 (5) | O7—S3—O8 | 111.07 (17) |
S4—Hg2—O8 | 150.65 (5) | O7—S3—O9 | 110.77 (16) |
O12i—Hg2—O8 | 82.98 (8) | O8—S3—O9 | 110.86 (16) |
O7iv—Hg2—O8 | 71.93 (7) | O7—S3—Hg2 | 109.74 (11) |
O1i—Hg2—O8 | 122.88 (7) | O8—S3—Hg2 | 106.18 (11) |
S3—Hg2—O9 | 26.22 (5) | O9—S3—Hg2 | 108.07 (11) |
S4—Hg2—O9 | 153.33 (5) | O10—S4—O11 | 109.97 (18) |
O12i—Hg2—O9 | 73.93 (8) | O10—S4—O12 | 110.18 (18) |
O7iv—Hg2—O9 | 114.79 (7) | O11—S4—O12 | 109.08 (18) |
O1i—Hg2—O9 | 78.11 (7) | O10—S4—Hg2 | 109.03 (13) |
O8—Hg2—O9 | 45.26 (7) | O11—S4—Hg2 | 110.26 (12) |
O7—K1—O10v | 93.99 (9) | O12—S4—Hg2 | 108.31 (12) |
O7—K1—O5vi | 132.25 (9) | S1—O1—K3xv | 151.20 (16) |
O10v—K1—O5vi | 93.92 (9) | O2W—O1—K3xv | 61.80 (9) |
O7—K1—O4iv | 147.80 (9) | S1—O1—Hg2i | 108.98 (15) |
O10v—K1—O4iv | 75.27 (9) | O2W—O1—Hg2i | 84.91 (9) |
O5vi—K1—O4iv | 79.39 (9) | K3xv—O1—Hg2i | 92.40 (8) |
O7—K1—O3i | 107.44 (9) | O2W—O1—Hg1 | 93.15 (10) |
O10v—K1—O3i | 150.38 (9) | K3xv—O1—Hg1 | 151.04 (11) |
O5vi—K1—O3i | 86.70 (8) | Hg2i—O1—Hg1 | 100.00 (8) |
O4iv—K1—O3i | 75.75 (8) | O5Wx—O1—Hg1 | 121.90 (11) |
O7—K1—O8iv | 80.41 (8) | S1—O2—K2iii | 132.82 (15) |
O10v—K1—O8iv | 82.42 (9) | S1—O2—Hg1ii | 97.64 (14) |
O5vi—K1—O8iv | 147.33 (9) | K2iii—O2—Hg1ii | 90.49 (8) |
O4iv—K1—O8iv | 68.25 (8) | O5Wx—O2—Hg1ii | 136.11 (11) |
O3i—K1—O8iv | 81.31 (8) | K2iii—O2—Hg1 | 87.97 (7) |
O7—K1—O2Wiv | 65.96 (8) | O5Wx—O2—Hg1 | 128.16 (12) |
O10v—K1—O2Wiv | 62.23 (9) | Hg1ii—O2—Hg1 | 93.78 (8) |
O5vi—K1—O2Wiv | 76.71 (8) | S1—O3—K1i | 135.41 (16) |
O4iv—K1—O2Wiv | 128.89 (8) | S1—O3—K2xvi | 132.68 (15) |
O3i—K1—O2Wiv | 145.41 (8) | K1i—O3—K2xvi | 89.97 (8) |
O8iv—K1—O2Wiv | 127.53 (8) | S1—O3—Hg1ii | 95.03 (13) |
O7—K1—O4Wvi | 79.00 (9) | K1i—O3—Hg1ii | 96.88 (8) |
O10v—K1—O4Wvi | 126.16 (10) | K2xvi—O3—Hg1ii | 90.78 (8) |
O5vi—K1—O4Wvi | 58.77 (9) | K1i—O3—Hg1 | 168.90 (11) |
O4iv—K1—O4Wvi | 131.90 (9) | K2xvi—O3—Hg1 | 85.87 (7) |
O3i—K1—O4Wvi | 79.00 (9) | Hg1ii—O3—Hg1 | 93.48 (8) |
O8iv—K1—O4Wvi | 145.61 (9) | S1—O3—Hg2i | 88.94 (13) |
O2Wiv—K1—O4Wvi | 66.43 (9) | K1i—O3—Hg2i | 78.12 (7) |
O11iv—K2—O4 | 143.99 (9) | K2xvi—O3—Hg2i | 88.77 (7) |
O11iv—K2—O2iii | 89.62 (9) | Hg1ii—O3—Hg2i | 174.98 (9) |
O4—K2—O2iii | 102.95 (8) | Hg1—O3—Hg2i | 91.48 (7) |
O11iv—K2—O3v | 76.20 (9) | S2—O4—K2 | 137.75 (16) |
O4—K2—O3v | 75.13 (8) | S2—O4—K1iv | 126.24 (15) |
O2iii—K2—O3v | 74.16 (8) | K2—O4—K1iv | 93.55 (8) |
O11iv—K2—O8 | 85.53 (9) | S2—O4—K4 | 96.61 (14) |
O4—K2—O8 | 67.80 (8) | K2—O4—K4 | 88.89 (8) |
O2iii—K2—O8 | 152.65 (9) | K1iv—O4—K4 | 99.79 (9) |
O3v—K2—O8 | 78.54 (8) | K2—O4—Hg1 | 174.20 (11) |
O11iv—K2—O1Wv | 68.60 (8) | K1iv—O4—Hg1 | 81.91 (7) |
O4—K2—O1Wv | 147.41 (8) | K4—O4—Hg1 | 95.43 (8) |
O2iii—K2—O1Wv | 69.43 (6) | S2—O4—Hg1iii | 87.82 (12) |
O3v—K2—O1Wv | 128.55 (8) | K2—O4—Hg1iii | 81.71 (7) |
O8—K2—O1Wv | 132.19 (6) | K1iv—O4—Hg1iii | 84.80 (8) |
O11iv—K2—O3W | 104.66 (9) | K4—O4—Hg1iii | 169.80 (9) |
O4—K2—O3W | 89.88 (9) | Hg1—O4—Hg1iii | 94.23 (7) |
O2iii—K2—O3W | 135.45 (9) | O3Wvii—O4—Hg1iii | 79.16 (8) |
O3v—K2—O3W | 149.89 (9) | S2—O5—K1xvii | 134.80 (15) |
O8—K2—O3W | 71.59 (9) | S2—O5—Hg1iii | 111.46 (15) |
O1Wv—K2—O3W | 76.95 (8) | K1xvii—O5—Hg1iii | 85.35 (8) |
O11iv—K2—O3Wvii | 143.24 (9) | O4W—O5—Hg1iii | 143.15 (12) |
O4—K2—O3Wvii | 71.50 (9) | K1xvii—O5—Hg1 | 93.04 (8) |
O2iii—K2—O3Wvii | 66.83 (9) | O4W—O5—Hg1 | 102.38 (11) |
O3v—K2—O3Wvii | 119.94 (9) | Hg1iii—O5—Hg1 | 104.45 (9) |
O8—K2—O3Wvii | 128.20 (9) | O3Wvii—O5—Hg1 | 134.19 (11) |
O1Wv—K2—O3Wvii | 76.58 (8) | S2—O6—K4vii | 128.70 (15) |
O3W—K2—O3Wvii | 77.76 (11) | S2—O6—K4 | 97.76 (13) |
O11iv—K2—O5Wiv | 52.39 (9) | K4vii—O6—K4 | 106.12 (9) |
O4—K2—O5Wiv | 133.54 (9) | O1W—O6—K4 | 82.56 (8) |
O2iii—K2—O5Wiv | 122.69 (8) | K4vii—O6—Hg1 | 156.88 (11) |
O3v—K2—O5Wiv | 122.60 (9) | O1W—O6—Hg1 | 97.60 (9) |
O8—K2—O5Wiv | 74.27 (8) | K4—O6—Hg1 | 96.95 (8) |
O1Wv—K2—O5Wiv | 58.02 (6) | S3—O7—K1 | 127.72 (15) |
O3W—K2—O5Wiv | 52.40 (9) | S3—O7—Hg2iv | 107.71 (13) |
O3Wvii—K2—O5Wiv | 116.68 (9) | K1—O7—Hg2iv | 91.98 (8) |
O4Wvi—K3—O2Wiv | 79.14 (10) | S3—O7—K3 | 101.19 (13) |
O4Wvi—K3—O5Wiv | 156.40 (12) | K1—O7—K3 | 94.60 (8) |
O2Wiv—K3—O5Wiv | 87.89 (10) | Hg2iv—O7—K3 | 137.25 (9) |
O4Wvi—K3—O9viii | 78.41 (10) | K1—O7—Hg2 | 85.61 (7) |
O2Wiv—K3—O9viii | 71.58 (8) | Hg2iv—O7—Hg2 | 98.64 (8) |
O5Wiv—K3—O9viii | 116.19 (10) | K3—O7—Hg2 | 123.94 (9) |
O4Wvi—K3—O1ix | 137.17 (10) | O2Wiv—O7—Hg2 | 147.07 (11) |
O2Wiv—K3—O1ix | 132.61 (9) | S3—O8—K1iv | 129.45 (15) |
O5Wiv—K3—O1ix | 65.22 (9) | S3—O8—K2 | 139.77 (15) |
O9viii—K3—O1ix | 85.78 (8) | K1iv—O8—K2 | 89.76 (7) |
O4Wvi—K3—O2Wix | 88.02 (10) | S3—O8—K4 | 95.78 (13) |
O2Wiv—K3—O2Wix | 167.14 (6) | K1iv—O8—K4 | 98.30 (8) |
O5Wiv—K3—O2Wix | 104.40 (10) | K2—O8—K4 | 85.34 (8) |
O9viii—K3—O2Wix | 105.39 (8) | K1iv—O8—Hg2 | 84.01 (7) |
O1ix—K3—O2Wix | 58.16 (8) | K2—O8—Hg2 | 173.04 (10) |
O4Wvi—K3—O7 | 81.56 (10) | K4—O8—Hg2 | 92.47 (7) |
O2Wiv—K3—O7 | 66.77 (8) | S3—O8—Hg2iv | 86.92 (12) |
O5Wiv—K3—O7 | 75.20 (9) | K1iv—O8—Hg2iv | 80.78 (7) |
O9viii—K3—O7 | 136.37 (8) | K2—O8—Hg2iv | 91.87 (7) |
O1ix—K3—O7 | 132.85 (8) | K4—O8—Hg2iv | 177.08 (9) |
O2Wix—K3—O7 | 112.25 (8) | Hg2—O8—Hg2iv | 90.19 (7) |
O4Wvi—K3—O9 | 87.58 (10) | S3—O9—K3xviii | 134.40 (15) |
O2Wiv—K3—O9 | 113.84 (8) | S3—O9—K4 | 96.11 (12) |
O5Wiv—K3—O9 | 79.69 (9) | K3xviii—O9—K4 | 99.13 (8) |
O9viii—K3—O9 | 163.87 (7) | S3—O9—K3 | 100.16 (13) |
O1ix—K3—O9 | 99.48 (8) | K3xviii—O9—K3 | 94.08 (7) |
O2Wix—K3—O9 | 65.77 (7) | K4—O9—K3 | 141.35 (10) |
O7—K3—O9 | 47.15 (7) | K3xviii—O9—Hg2 | 90.91 (8) |
O4Wvi—K3—O4Wxiv | 140.65 (11) | K4—O9—Hg2 | 91.92 (7) |
O2Wiv—K3—O4Wxiv | 69.54 (9) | K3—O9—Hg2 | 124.18 (9) |
O5Wiv—K3—O4Wxiv | 46.68 (9) | O3W—O9—Hg2 | 137.75 (11) |
O9viii—K3—O4Wxiv | 69.65 (8) | S4—O10—K1xvi | 162.26 (19) |
O1ix—K3—O4Wxiv | 63.60 (8) | S4—O10—Hg1i | 103.46 (15) |
O2Wix—K3—O4Wxiv | 121.76 (8) | K1xvi—O10—Hg1i | 88.68 (8) |
O7—K3—O4Wxiv | 106.08 (8) | K1xvi—O10—Hg2 | 144.83 (11) |
O9—K3—O4Wxiv | 126.35 (8) | Hg1i—O10—Hg2 | 103.20 (9) |
S3—K3—O4Wxiv | 116.46 (6) | O2Wi—O10—Hg2 | 79.77 (9) |
O4Wvi—K3—O3W | 133.41 (9) | S4—O10—K4i | 75.09 (12) |
O2Wiv—K3—O3W | 124.70 (8) | K1xvi—O10—K4i | 91.82 (8) |
O5Wiv—K3—O3W | 43.28 (9) | Hg1i—O10—K4i | 92.05 (8) |
O9viii—K3—O3W | 143.26 (8) | O2Wi—O10—K4i | 156.23 (12) |
O1ix—K3—O3W | 58.67 (8) | Hg2—O10—K4i | 120.17 (9) |
O2Wix—K3—O3W | 65.34 (8) | S4—O10—Hg2i | 86.04 (13) |
O7—K3—O3W | 75.17 (7) | K1xvi—O10—Hg2i | 80.01 (8) |
O9—K3—O3W | 47.34 (7) | Hg1i—O10—Hg2i | 166.43 (10) |
S3—K3—O3W | 57.79 (5) | O2Wi—O10—Hg2i | 86.53 (9) |
O4Wxiv—K3—O3W | 85.08 (7) | Hg2—O10—Hg2i | 90.37 (7) |
K1—K3—O3W | 113.95 (5) | K4i—O10—Hg2i | 80.92 (7) |
O3W—K4—O6vii | 73.00 (10) | S4—O11—K2iv | 142.02 (16) |
O3W—K4—O6 | 101.46 (10) | S4—O11—K4i | 84.64 (12) |
O6vii—K4—O6 | 67.46 (9) | K2iv—O11—K4i | 133.17 (10) |
O3W—K4—O4 | 90.85 (9) | O5W—O11—K4i | 80.49 (11) |
O6vii—K4—O4 | 109.30 (8) | S4—O11—Hg1i | 93.29 (14) |
O6—K4—O4 | 48.84 (7) | K2iv—O11—Hg1i | 88.75 (8) |
O3W—K4—O4Wvii | 88.48 (11) | O5W—O11—Hg1i | 155.41 (13) |
O6vii—K4—O4Wvii | 67.16 (9) | K4i—O11—Hg1i | 93.06 (8) |
O6—K4—O4Wvii | 127.92 (9) | K2iv—O11—Hg2 | 97.97 (8) |
O4—K4—O4Wvii | 176.43 (9) | O5W—O11—Hg2 | 105.27 (11) |
O3W—K4—O9 | 66.06 (9) | K4i—O11—Hg2 | 128.00 (9) |
O6vii—K4—O9 | 121.56 (8) | Hg1i—O11—Hg2 | 97.42 (8) |
O6—K4—O9 | 157.93 (8) | S4—O12—Hg2i | 111.30 (17) |
O4—K4—O9 | 111.11 (7) | S4—O12—K4i | 89.20 (13) |
O4Wvii—K4—O9 | 71.78 (9) | Hg2i—O12—K4i | 98.93 (8) |
O3W—K4—O12i | 140.73 (10) | Hg2i—O12—Hg2 | 102.63 (10) |
O6vii—K4—O12i | 128.75 (9) | K4i—O12—Hg2 | 134.29 (10) |
O6—K4—O12i | 116.75 (8) | K2xvi—O1W—K2xix | 93.06 (12) |
O4—K4—O12i | 107.03 (8) | K3iv—O2W—K3xv | 98.54 (9) |
O4Wvii—K4—O12i | 75.57 (9) | K3iv—O2W—K1iv | 91.28 (9) |
O9—K4—O12i | 74.86 (8) | K3xv—O2W—K1iv | 163.62 (11) |
O3W—K4—O8 | 73.84 (9) | K4—O3W—K2 | 85.15 (10) |
O6vii—K4—O8 | 145.91 (8) | K4—O3W—K2vii | 129.63 (13) |
O6—K4—O8 | 112.24 (7) | K2—O3W—K2vii | 85.38 (9) |
O4—K4—O8 | 63.50 (7) | K3xvii—O4W—K4vii | 103.22 (13) |
O4Wvii—K4—O8 | 119.59 (9) | K3xvii—O4W—K1xvii | 91.38 (10) |
O9—K4—O8 | 48.07 (7) | K4vii—O4W—K1xvii | 135.23 (13) |
O12i—K4—O8 | 83.21 (8) |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1/2, −y+1/2, −z+1; (ii) −x, −y+1, −z+1; (iii) −x, −y, −z+1; (iv) −x+1/2, −y−1/2, −z+1; (v) x, y−1, z; (vi) x+1/2, y−1/2, z; (vii) −x, y, −z+1/2; (viii) −x+1/2, y−1/2, −z+1/2; (ix) x, −y, z−1/2; (x) −x+1/2, y+1/2, −z+3/2; (xi) x−1/2, −y+1/2, z−1/2; (xii) x+1/2, −y+1/2, z+1/2; (xiii) −x+1/2, y−1/2, −z+3/2; (xiv) −x, y−1, −z+1/2; (xv) x, −y, z+1/2; (xvi) x, y+1, z; (xvii) x−1/2, y+1/2, z; (xviii) −x+1/2, y+1/2, −z+1/2; (xix) −x, y+1, −z+1/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | K2[Hg(SO3)2]·2.25H2O |
Mr | 479.45 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, C2/c |
Temperature (K) | 100 |
a, b, c (Å) | 24.0774 (19), 8.5348 (7), 19.2633 (15) |
β (°) | 109.634 (1) |
V (Å3) | 3728.4 (5) |
Z | 16 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 17.87 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.30 × 0.12 × 0.02 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART CCD diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2006) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.075, 0.674 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 21048, 5912, 5360 |
Rint | 0.039 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.725 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.023, 0.058, 1.02 |
No. of reflections | 5912 |
No. of parameters | 240 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters not refined |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 1.67, −0.98 |
Computer programs: SMART (Bruker, 2006), SAINT (Bruker, 2006), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ATOMS (Dowty, 2006).
O1···O2W | 2.845 (4) | O11···O5W | 2.857 (5) |
O2···O5Wi | 2.889 (5) | O12···O2W | 2.790 (4) |
O5···O4W | 2.901 (5) | O3W···O5Wii | 2.945 (5) |
O6···O1W | 2.863 (4) | O4W···O5Wiii | 2.849 (5) |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1/2, y+1/2, −z+3/2; (ii) −x+1/2, −y−1/2, −z+1; (iii) x−1/2, −y+1/2, z−1/2. |
Structure | Hg—S | S—O | S—Hg—S |
a | Hg1—S2 2.3831 (8) | S1—O1 1.469 (3) | S2—Hg1—S1 174.26 (3) |
Hg1—S1 2.3876 (9) | S1—O2 1.471 (3) | S3—Hg2—S4 176.99 (3) | |
Hg2—S3 2.3826 (8) | S1—O3 1.472 (3) | ||
Hg2—S3 2.3829 (9) | S2—O4 1.462 (3) | ||
S2—O5 1.474 (3) | |||
S2—O6 1.480 (3) | |||
S3—O7 1.470 (3) | |||
S3—O8 1.470 (3) | |||
S3—O9 1.471 (3) | |||
S4—O10 1.461 (3) | |||
S4—O11 1.479 (3) | |||
S4—O12 1.481 (3) | |||
b | Hg—S1 2.3935 (7) | S1—O6 1.470 (3) | S1—Hg—S2 174.41 (3) |
Hg—S2 2.3935 (8) | S1—O5 1.480 (3) | ||
S1—O2 1.491 (3) | |||
S2—O3 1.475 (3) | |||
S2—O4 1.483 (3) | |||
S2—O1 1.487 (3) | |||
c | Hg—S1 2.402 (6) | S1—O5 1.466 (20) | S1—Hg—S2 172.8 (2) |
Hg—S2 2.411 (6) | S1—O1 1.480 (21) | ||
S1—O2 1.486 (20) | |||
S2—O4 1.441 (22) | |||
S2—O6 1.458 (22) | |||
S2—O3 1.469 (22) |
Notes: (a) K2[Hg(SO3)2].2.25H2O: this work; (b) (NH4)2[Hg(SO3)2]: Weil et al. (2007); (c) Na2[Hg(SO3)2].H2O: Nyberg & Cynkier (1972). |
From a structural point of view, sulfito complexes of mercury(II) are interesting because the primary coordination of the metal is not accomplished through the oxygen atoms of the SO32- anion, but through the lone-pair electrons of the SIV atom. The κ-S coordination mode to the metal leads to an enhanced S—O π-bonding (Cruickshank, 1961) and consequently in considerably shorter S—O bond lengths (≈ 1.47 Å) in comparison with a κ-O coordination mode [d(S—O) ≈ 1.54 Å]. Structurally well characterized examples of such κ-S-bonded mercury(II) complexes include Na2[Hg(SO3)2].H2O (Nyberg & Cynkier, 1972), (NH4)[HgCl(SO3)], (NH4)2[Hg(SO3)2] (Weil et al., 2007), K2[O(HgSO3)3] (Weil et al., 2008a) and several compounds of general composition xM[HgX(SO3)].yHgX2.zMX. nH2O (M = NH4, K; X = Cl, Br; x, y, z, n = 0–2) (Weil et al., 2008b). Continuing our studies of sulfito complexes of mercury, we have obtained single crystals of the title compound, K2[Hg(SO3)2].2.25H2O, (I), and report its crystal structure here.
The asymmetric unit of (I) (Fig. 1) contains four K, two Hg, four S and 17 O atoms, five of which are associated with water molecules. Except for one H2O molecule (OW1) on a special position (4e, symmetry 2), all other atoms occupy general sites (8f). The two independent but very similar [Hg(SO3)2]2- sulfitomercurate anions are arranged in two centrosymmetric pairs [Hg(SO3)2]24-, which, in turn, are linked into layers parallel to (001) through weak S—O···Hg interactions. In addition, two of the four independent K+ cations (K1, K2) are embedded within these layers, leading to an overall layer composition of {K2[Hg(SO3)2]2}2- (Fig. 2). The layers are stacked along [001] with an interlayer distance of sin β.c/2 = 9.0719 Å. This distance corresponds to the most intense reflection (002) in the X-ray powder pattern. These mixed anionic sheets adopt layer symmetry (a/b).1 - p 1 (Shubnikov & Koptsik, 1974). The remaining K+ ions (K3, K4) are spread between the anionic layers; their layer symmetry is (a:b).2 - p 2.
In the two slightly bent [Hg(SO3)2]2- anions, which both approach an eclipsed conformation, the four Hg—S bonds have virtually the same lengths, with an average of 2.384 (2) Å (Table 1). The coordination spheres of the two HgII atoms are augmented by remote oxygen atoms at distances > 2.8 Å. When a bonding interaction between mercury and oxygen is considered to be relevant for Hg—O distances < 3.1 Å, the resulting coordination polyhedra are a distorted HgS2O4 octahedron for Hg1 and a distorted HgS2O3 trigonal bipyramid for Hg2, each with the S atoms in the respective axial positions. The four S atoms adopt a tetrahedral SHgO3 coordination with a slight angular distortion in which the O—S—O angles [mean 110.4 (6)°] are somewhat greater than the O—S—Hg angles [mean 108.5 (18)°]. The 12 S—O bond lengths scatter marginally [¯d(S—O) = 1.472 (6) Å], as the individual O atoms are involved to a different extent in the effective coordination spheres of Hg, in the coordination to the K+ cations, and as acceptors in hydrogen bonds from the H2O molecules.
The four independent K+ ions show different coordination behaviour. K1 is a component of the mixed anionic layer and is coordinated by six O atoms of the sulfite ligands at short distances [2.662 (3)–2.788 (3) Å] in the form of a distorted octahedron. K2 is already situated at the outer margin of the anionic layer and thus also bonds to three interlayer water molecules. This leads to an increase of the coordination number to eight with K—O distances ranging from 2.708 (3) to 3.080 (4) Å. K3 and K4 are part of the cationic layer and are coordinated both to sulfite O atoms and to water molecules. Their coordination numbers are eight and nine, with K—O distances ranging from 2.666 (3) to 3.097 (3) Å. The resulting coordination spheres are considerably distorted and difficult to derive from simple polyhedra.
Although the hydrogen atoms of the water molecules could not be located, the O···O separations (Table 2) between the water molecules and between water molecules and neighbouring O atoms of the sulfite groups are indicative of typical donor···acceptor distances for medium to weak O—H···O hydrogen bonds which leads to an additional stabilization of the structure.
In relation to the two other [Hg(SO3)2]2- anions structurally characterized so far, the atomic distances and angles for the two anions in (I) are very similar (Table 1). The Hg—S bond lengths are slightly shorter than in (NH4)2[Hg(SO3)2], (II), and Na2[Hg(SO3)2].H2O, (III), due to differences in the effective coordination of HgII in the three structures. However, compared to the average Hg—S distance of 2.371 (19) Å in structures comprising the (halidosulfito-κ-S)-mercurate anion [HgX(SO3)]- (X = Br, Cl) (Weil et al., 2007, 2008b) an increase of the Hg—S bond length is observed which we ascribe to the mutual trans-influence of the two sulfito ligands in the [Hg(SO3)2]2- anion. As for Hg1 in (I), the coordination polyhedra of the HgII atoms in (II) and (III) show a distinct [2 + 4] coordination; however, with differences with respect to the Hg—O bond lengths [2.733 (3)-[2.844 (3) Å for (II) and 2.803 (21)-[3.070 (19) Å for (III)]. In all three structures, similar angular distortions are found for the tetrahedrally coordinated S atom, whereas in (II) and (III) the mean S—O bond lengths of the sulfite moiety differ slightly from that of (I), with 1.481 (8) Å for (II) and 1.467 (16) Å for (III). The [Hg(SO3)2]2- anions in all three structures are nearly linear and approach an eclipsed conformation. Comparison of the four [(bis-sulfito-κ-S)mercurate(II)] anions reveals a rather rigid structure for this unit with only slight deviations that mainly originate from the outer coordination spheres of the HgII atoms to remote O atoms, from the role of the sulfite O atoms as acceptors in hydrogen bonding and from bonding of the individual SO3 units to the different counter cations (K+, NH4+ and Na+) via ionic or hydrogen bonding interactions. The number of lattice water molecules and their bonding to the respective cations and further involvement in hydrogen bonding also contribute to these differences. Whereas in (I) 2.25 water molecules per anion are present, (II) contains no additional water molecules and (III) contains one water molecule per anion. The different numbers of lattice water molecules also influence the packing of the three structures. In contrast to the layered arrangement in (I) that contains a comparatively high number of water molecules, (III) includes less water and is characterized by a rod-like arrangement of the [(bis-sulfito-κ-S)mercurate(II)] anions which are separated by the Na+ cations and water molecules. Finally, (II), containing no water molecules, is made up of a three-dimensional anionic framework where the NH4+ cations are situated in the voids.