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The Hg atom in the title compound, (C14H18N2)[HgBrCl3], is coordinated by four halogen atoms in a tetra­hedral geometry. The four halogen atoms are each disordered between Br and Cl, with the Br:Cl ratios being 0.218 (2):0.782 (2), 0.136 (2):0.864 (2), 0.090 (2):0.910 (2) and 0.556 (2):0.444 (2). The cation is disordered over two orientations and each was refined with an occupancy of 0.50.

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Key indicators

  • Single-crystal X-ray study
  • T = 295 K
  • Mean [sigma]() = 0.000 Å
  • Disorder in main residue
  • R factor = 0.031
  • wR factor = 0.081
  • Data-to-parameter ratio = 15.8

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Alert level B PLAT061_ALERT_3_B Tmax/Tmin Range Test RR' too Large ............. 0.58 PLAT301_ALERT_3_B Main Residue Disorder ......................... 50.00 Perc. PLAT432_ALERT_2_B Short Inter X...Y Contact Br1 .. C10 .. 3.21 Ang.
Alert level C ABSTM02_ALERT_3_C The ratio of expected to reported Tmax/Tmin(RR') is < 0.90 Tmin and Tmax reported: 0.096 0.415 Tmin(prime) and Tmax expected: 0.101 0.344 RR(prime) = 0.789 Please check that your absorption correction is appropriate. PLAT041_ALERT_1_C Calc. and Rep. SumFormula Strings Differ .... ? PLAT042_ALERT_1_C Calc. and Rep. MoietyFormula Strings Differ .... ? PLAT045_ALERT_1_C Calculated and Reported Z Differ by ............ 0.50 Ratio PLAT062_ALERT_4_C Rescale T(min) & T(max) by ..................... 0.83 PLAT302_ALERT_4_C Anion/Solvent Disorder ......................... 44.00 Perc. PLAT432_ALERT_2_C Short Inter X...Y Contact Br2 .. C5 .. 3.27 Ang. PLAT432_ALERT_2_C Short Inter X...Y Contact Br2 .. C4 .. 3.31 Ang.
Alert level G ABSTM02_ALERT_3_G When printed, the submitted absorption T values will be replaced by the scaled T values. Since the ratio of scaled T's is identical to the ratio of reported T values, the scaling does not imply a change to the absorption corrections used in the study. Ratio of Tmax expected/reported 0.829 Tmax scaled 0.344 Tmin scaled 0.080 PLAT860_ALERT_3_G Note: Number of Least-Squares Restraints ....... 130
0 ALERT level A = In general: serious problem 3 ALERT level B = Potentially serious problem 8 ALERT level C = Check and explain 2 ALERT level G = General alerts; check 3 ALERT type 1 CIF construction/syntax error, inconsistent or missing data 3 ALERT type 2 Indicator that the structure model may be wrong or deficient 5 ALERT type 3 Indicator that the structure quality may be low 2 ALERT type 4 Improvement, methodology, query or suggestion 0 ALERT type 5 Informative message, check

Comment top

The preceding study reports the structure of the tetrahedral dibromidodichloridomercurate(II), which was isolated as a 1,2-ethanedipyridinium salt (Wang et al., 2007). Replacing the cation by 1,4-butanedipyridinium furnishes a similar tetrahalomercurate. The anion of the salt is composed of one bromine and three chlorine atoms which are disordered (Fig. 1); the metal atom shows tetrahedral coordination. Selected bond distances are listed in Table 1.

Related literature top

For related tetrahalogenomercurates, see: Wang et al. (2007).

Experimental top

The salt was synthesized from the reaction of butane-1,4-dipyridinium dibromide (0.026 g, 0.1 mmol) in methanol (5 ml) and mercuric dichloride (0.054 g, 0.2 mmol) in DMF (10 ml). The mixture was set aside for the formation of colourless crystals in 30% yield after several days. CH&N elemental analysis for C14H18BrCl3HgN2. Calculated: C 27.97, H 3.02, N 4.46%; found C 27.08, H 2.77, N 4.49%.

Refinement top

The four halogens lie in general positions. Initial attempts to refine the structure with either four bromines or four chlorines gave unacceptably high R-indices and large peaks/deep holes. The four halogen atoms were then refined as four (Br+Cl) mixtures; one attempt had the mixtures to have the same displacement parameters as well as sharing the same site. A second attempt had the components having the same displacement parameters only. The second led to a formulation consisting of approximately one Br and three Cl atoms. The use of a restraint that fixed the number of Br and Cl atoms as exactly 1 Br and 3 Cl led to occupancies of 0.218 (2), 0.136 (2), 0.090 (2) and 0.556 (2), respectively, Br1, Br2, Br3 and Br4, and 0.782 (2), 0.864 (2), 0.910 (2) and 0.444 (2), respectively, for Cl1, Cl2, Cl3 and Cl4. The formulation is in good agreement with CH&N elemental analysis, and furthermore, there were neither large peaks nor deep holes in the difference Fourier map. Other formulations led to somewhat larger peaks/deep holes.

The cation is disordered over two orientations and each was refined with an occupancy of 0.50. The occupancy could not be refined. The pyridyl rings were refined as rigid hexagons (C—C = C—N = 1.39 Å). The C(sp3)—C(sp3) and N—C(sp3) distances were restrained to 1.50 (1) Å, and the 1,3-related distances to 2.45 (1) Å; additionally, the alphatic carbon atom bonded to the nitrogen atom was retrained to lie on the plane of the ring. The displacement parameters of the primed atoms were set to those of the unprimed ones and they were restrained to be nearly isotropic. C-bound H atoms were generated geometrically (C—H 0.93 and 0.97 Å), and were included in the refinement in the riding-model approximation, with U(H) set to 1.2Ueq(C).

Structure description top

The preceding study reports the structure of the tetrahedral dibromidodichloridomercurate(II), which was isolated as a 1,2-ethanedipyridinium salt (Wang et al., 2007). Replacing the cation by 1,4-butanedipyridinium furnishes a similar tetrahalomercurate. The anion of the salt is composed of one bromine and three chlorine atoms which are disordered (Fig. 1); the metal atom shows tetrahedral coordination. Selected bond distances are listed in Table 1.

For related tetrahalogenomercurates, see: Wang et al. (2007).

Computing details top

Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2004); cell refinement: SAINT (Bruker, 2004); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1997); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997); molecular graphics: X-SEED (Barbour, 2001); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2007).

Figures top
[Figure 1] Fig. 1. The molecular structure of [C14H18N2][HgBrCl3]. Displacement ellipsoids are drawn at the 50% probability level. The bromine and chlorine atoms are disordered; the figure depicts the anion as an [HgX4]2- species. Hydrogen atoms are drawn as spheres of arbitrary radius.
1,1'-(Butane-1,4-diyl)dipyridinium bromidotrichloridomercurate(II) top
Crystal data top
(C14H18N2)[HgBrCl3]F(000) = 1128
Mr = 601.15Dx = 2.111 Mg m3
Monoclinic, P21/cMo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å
Hall symbol: -P 2ybcCell parameters from 4607 reflections
a = 15.9912 (8) Åθ = 2.7–26.4°
b = 8.7769 (5) ŵ = 10.67 mm1
c = 14.3189 (9) ÅT = 295 K
β = 109.760 (1)°Block, colourless
V = 1891.4 (2) Å30.20 × 0.20 × 0.10 mm
Z = 4
Data collection top
Bruker APEX area-detector
diffractometer
3316 independent reflections
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube2809 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
Graphite monochromatorRint = 0.036
φ and ω scansθmax = 25.0°, θmin = 2.7°
Absorption correction: multi-scan
(SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996)
h = 1915
Tmin = 0.096, Tmax = 0.415k = 1010
11857 measured reflectionsl = 1717
Refinement top
Refinement on F2Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods
Least-squares matrix: fullSecondary atom site location: difference Fourier map
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.031Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites
wR(F2) = 0.081H-atom parameters constrained
S = 1.01 w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0459P)2 + 0.263P]
where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3
3316 reflections(Δ/σ)max = 0.001
210 parametersΔρmax = 0.77 e Å3
130 restraintsΔρmin = 0.84 e Å3
Crystal data top
(C14H18N2)[HgBrCl3]V = 1891.4 (2) Å3
Mr = 601.15Z = 4
Monoclinic, P21/cMo Kα radiation
a = 15.9912 (8) ŵ = 10.67 mm1
b = 8.7769 (5) ÅT = 295 K
c = 14.3189 (9) Å0.20 × 0.20 × 0.10 mm
β = 109.760 (1)°
Data collection top
Bruker APEX area-detector
diffractometer
3316 independent reflections
Absorption correction: multi-scan
(SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996)
2809 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
Tmin = 0.096, Tmax = 0.415Rint = 0.036
11857 measured reflections
Refinement top
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.031130 restraints
wR(F2) = 0.081H-atom parameters constrained
S = 1.01Δρmax = 0.77 e Å3
3316 reflectionsΔρmin = 0.84 e Å3
210 parameters
Fractional atomic coordinates and isotropic or equivalent isotropic displacement parameters (Å2) top
xyzUiso*/UeqOcc. (<1)
Hg10.254133 (15)0.47282 (3)0.529270 (15)0.05327 (11)
Br10.180 (3)0.253 (4)0.411 (2)0.0635 (18)0.218 (2)
Br20.415 (3)0.435 (4)0.623 (3)0.0563 (12)0.136 (2)
Br30.2771 (14)0.660 (2)0.4126 (18)0.0577 (7)0.090 (2)
Br40.1650 (4)0.5446 (5)0.6389 (4)0.0643 (7)0.556 (2)
Cl10.1756 (17)0.251 (3)0.4255 (15)0.0635 (18)0.782 (2)
Cl20.4166 (11)0.4121 (14)0.6159 (11)0.0563 (12)0.864 (2)
Cl30.2607 (3)0.6920 (5)0.4159 (4)0.0577 (7)0.910 (2)
Cl40.1718 (14)0.5153 (17)0.6513 (14)0.0643 (7)0.444 (2)
N10.5444 (6)0.0632 (18)0.3892 (8)0.0415 (18)0.50
C10.5126 (7)0.2014 (16)0.4108 (11)0.049 (2)0.50
H10.55170.28200.43560.059*0.50
C20.4226 (8)0.2193 (12)0.3955 (13)0.047 (3)0.50
H20.40140.31180.41000.057*0.50
C30.3643 (6)0.0990 (12)0.3585 (9)0.045 (3)0.50
H30.30410.11090.34820.054*0.50
C40.3960 (8)0.0393 (12)0.3368 (10)0.047 (3)0.50
H40.35700.11980.31210.056*0.50
C50.4861 (8)0.0572 (14)0.3522 (10)0.045 (2)0.50
H50.50730.14970.33770.054*0.50
N20.8831 (4)0.0935 (9)0.3268 (6)0.051 (2)0.50
C60.9378 (8)0.1770 (12)0.4066 (7)0.071 (2)0.50
H60.91340.22920.44790.085*0.50
C71.0288 (7)0.1824 (17)0.4249 (8)0.056 (2)0.50
H71.06540.23820.47830.067*0.50
C81.0651 (4)0.1044 (18)0.3632 (10)0.058 (3)0.50
H81.12600.10800.37540.070*0.50
C91.0104 (7)0.0209 (15)0.2834 (9)0.074 (2)0.50
H91.03480.03130.24210.089*0.50
C100.9194 (7)0.0155 (10)0.2651 (6)0.058 (3)0.50
H100.88280.04030.21170.070*0.50
C110.6368 (10)0.020 (4)0.4005 (15)0.055 (3)0.50
H11A0.67580.05250.46540.066*0.50
H11B0.64070.08970.39710.066*0.50
C120.6673 (6)0.0893 (13)0.3235 (9)0.060 (3)0.50
H12A0.65490.19770.31970.072*0.50
H12B0.63470.04470.25950.072*0.50
C130.7646 (6)0.0649 (11)0.3455 (9)0.065 (2)0.50
H13A0.79450.06790.41670.078*0.50
H13B0.78790.14730.31640.078*0.50
C140.7849 (5)0.0846 (11)0.3060 (8)0.058 (2)0.50
H14A0.76590.16850.33810.069*0.50
H14B0.75350.09110.23520.069*0.50
N1'0.5395 (6)0.0366 (18)0.3852 (8)0.0415 (18)0.50
C1'0.5296 (7)0.1906 (17)0.4015 (11)0.049 (2)0.50
H1'0.57850.25530.41710.059*0.50
C2'0.4467 (8)0.2480 (12)0.3944 (13)0.047 (3)0.50
H2'0.44010.35110.40530.057*0.50
C3'0.3737 (6)0.1514 (12)0.3711 (10)0.045 (3)0.50
H3'0.31820.18980.36640.054*0.50
C4'0.3835 (7)0.0027 (12)0.3549 (10)0.047 (3)0.50
H4'0.33460.06730.33930.056*0.50
C5'0.4664 (8)0.0601 (13)0.3619 (10)0.045 (2)0.50
H5'0.47300.16320.35100.054*0.50
N2'0.8955 (4)0.0307 (10)0.3618 (6)0.051 (2)0.50
C6'0.9442 (8)0.1532 (12)0.4144 (7)0.071 (2)0.50
H6'0.92420.20620.45900.085*0.50
C7'1.0227 (8)0.1965 (15)0.4003 (9)0.056 (2)0.50
H7'1.05520.27850.43550.067*0.50
C8'1.0525 (5)0.1173 (17)0.3336 (10)0.058 (3)0.50
H8'1.10510.14630.32420.070*0.50
C9'1.0039 (8)0.0051 (14)0.2810 (9)0.074 (2)0.50
H9'1.02390.05810.23630.089*0.50
C10'0.9254 (7)0.0485 (10)0.2951 (7)0.058 (3)0.50
H10'0.89290.13040.25980.070*0.50
C11'0.6329 (11)0.004 (4)0.3962 (13)0.055 (3)0.50
H11C0.67350.06140.44560.066*0.50
H11D0.64470.10860.41860.066*0.50
C12'0.6475 (5)0.0143 (14)0.2997 (8)0.060 (3)0.50
H12C0.64700.12190.28400.072*0.50
H12D0.59910.03410.24790.072*0.50
C13'0.7332 (5)0.0535 (14)0.3013 (8)0.065 (2)0.50
H13C0.73320.16140.31610.078*0.50
H13D0.73830.04350.23590.078*0.50
C14'0.8112 (5)0.0193 (12)0.3753 (8)0.058 (2)0.50
H14C0.81260.00730.44160.069*0.50
H14D0.80580.12910.36840.069*0.50
Atomic displacement parameters (Å2) top
U11U22U33U12U13U23
Hg10.05137 (18)0.04907 (17)0.06456 (16)0.00278 (9)0.02638 (13)0.00031 (10)
Br10.068 (3)0.0608 (8)0.076 (5)0.0161 (14)0.043 (3)0.018 (3)
Br20.0542 (9)0.047 (4)0.061 (2)0.011 (3)0.0108 (12)0.007 (2)
Br30.047 (2)0.055 (2)0.0626 (8)0.0058 (11)0.0074 (12)0.0138 (13)
Br40.0685 (12)0.0632 (19)0.0745 (16)0.0078 (13)0.0418 (12)0.0016 (11)
Cl10.068 (3)0.0608 (8)0.076 (5)0.0161 (14)0.043 (3)0.018 (3)
Cl20.0542 (9)0.047 (4)0.061 (2)0.011 (3)0.0108 (12)0.007 (2)
Cl30.047 (2)0.055 (2)0.0626 (8)0.0058 (11)0.0074 (12)0.0138 (13)
Cl40.0685 (12)0.0632 (19)0.0745 (16)0.0078 (13)0.0418 (12)0.0016 (11)
N10.034 (3)0.041 (5)0.047 (2)0.001 (2)0.011 (2)0.004 (2)
C10.039 (5)0.057 (4)0.058 (4)0.012 (4)0.024 (3)0.008 (3)
C20.032 (6)0.052 (5)0.064 (3)0.006 (4)0.023 (5)0.005 (4)
C30.040 (4)0.047 (8)0.050 (4)0.006 (4)0.019 (3)0.003 (5)
C40.035 (4)0.062 (6)0.058 (5)0.005 (4)0.036 (4)0.001 (4)
C50.027 (5)0.057 (4)0.061 (4)0.003 (3)0.028 (4)0.012 (3)
N20.023 (3)0.063 (7)0.058 (6)0.016 (4)0.003 (4)0.006 (4)
C60.056 (4)0.074 (5)0.079 (4)0.006 (4)0.019 (3)0.020 (4)
C70.045 (4)0.052 (4)0.057 (6)0.003 (3)0.002 (4)0.014 (4)
C80.037 (4)0.076 (5)0.057 (8)0.005 (4)0.011 (4)0.018 (5)
C90.052 (4)0.088 (6)0.089 (4)0.001 (4)0.033 (4)0.020 (4)
C100.046 (4)0.070 (7)0.060 (6)0.003 (5)0.021 (4)0.008 (5)
C110.039 (3)0.059 (7)0.063 (3)0.004 (3)0.011 (3)0.004 (4)
C120.043 (5)0.070 (7)0.066 (5)0.003 (5)0.018 (4)0.003 (5)
C130.057 (5)0.072 (5)0.069 (5)0.002 (4)0.025 (5)0.008 (4)
C140.044 (5)0.064 (5)0.064 (4)0.003 (4)0.017 (4)0.000 (4)
N1'0.034 (3)0.041 (5)0.047 (2)0.001 (2)0.011 (2)0.004 (2)
C1'0.039 (5)0.057 (4)0.058 (4)0.012 (4)0.024 (3)0.008 (3)
C2'0.032 (6)0.052 (5)0.064 (3)0.006 (4)0.023 (5)0.005 (4)
C3'0.040 (4)0.047 (8)0.050 (4)0.006 (4)0.019 (3)0.003 (5)
C4'0.035 (4)0.062 (6)0.058 (5)0.005 (4)0.036 (4)0.001 (4)
C5'0.027 (5)0.057 (4)0.061 (4)0.003 (3)0.028 (4)0.012 (3)
N2'0.023 (3)0.063 (7)0.058 (6)0.016 (4)0.003 (4)0.006 (4)
C6'0.056 (4)0.074 (5)0.079 (4)0.006 (4)0.019 (3)0.020 (4)
C7'0.045 (4)0.052 (4)0.057 (6)0.003 (3)0.002 (4)0.014 (4)
C8'0.037 (4)0.076 (5)0.057 (8)0.005 (4)0.011 (4)0.018 (5)
C9'0.052 (4)0.088 (6)0.089 (4)0.001 (4)0.033 (4)0.020 (4)
C10'0.046 (4)0.070 (7)0.060 (6)0.003 (5)0.021 (4)0.008 (5)
C11'0.039 (3)0.059 (7)0.063 (3)0.004 (3)0.011 (3)0.004 (4)
C12'0.043 (5)0.070 (7)0.066 (5)0.003 (5)0.018 (4)0.003 (5)
C13'0.057 (5)0.072 (5)0.069 (5)0.002 (4)0.025 (5)0.008 (4)
C14'0.044 (5)0.064 (5)0.064 (4)0.003 (4)0.017 (4)0.000 (4)
Geometric parameters (Å, º) top
Hg1—Cl12.51 (2)C13—H13A0.97
Hg1—Br12.58 (4)C13—H13B0.97
Hg1—Cl22.529 (15)C14—H14A0.97
Hg1—Br22.49 (4)C14—H14B0.97
Hg1—Cl32.543 (5)N1'—C1'1.39
Hg1—Br32.46 (2)N1'—C5'1.39
Hg1—Cl42.545 (18)N1'—C11'1.491 (8)
Hg1—Br42.530 (5)C1'—C2'1.39
N1—C11.39C1'—H1'0.93
N1—C51.39C2'—C3'1.39
N1—C111.479 (8)C2'—H2'0.93
C1—C21.39C3'—C4'1.39
C1—H10.93C3'—H3'0.93
C2—C31.39C4'—C5'1.39
C2—H20.93C4'—H4'0.93
C3—C41.39C5'—H5'0.93
C3—H30.93N2'—C6'1.39
C4—C51.39N2'—C10'1.39
C4—H40.93N2'—C14'1.492 (8)
C5—H50.93C6'—C7'1.39
N2—C61.39C6'—H6'0.93
N2—C101.39C7'—C8'1.39
N2—C141.498 (8)C7'—H7'0.93
C6—C71.39C8'—C9'1.39
C6—H60.93C8'—H8'0.93
C7—C81.39C9'—C10'1.39
C7—H70.93C9'—H9'0.93
C8—C91.39C10'—H10'0.93
C8—H80.93C11'—C12'1.486 (9)
C9—C101.39C11'—H11C0.97
C9—H90.93C11'—H11D0.97
C10—H100.93C12'—C13'1.487 (8)
C11—C121.478 (9)C12'—H12C0.97
C11—H11A0.97C12'—H12D0.97
C11—H11B0.97C13'—C14'1.481 (8)
C12—C131.494 (8)C13'—H13C0.97
C12—H12A0.97C13'—H13D0.97
C12—H12B0.97C14'—H14C0.97
C13—C141.506 (8)C14'—H14D0.97
Cl2—Hg1—Br25.1 (9)C13—C12—H12B109.3
Cl2—Hg1—Cl3102.4 (4)H12A—C12—H12B108.0
Br2—Hg1—Cl3100.6 (11)C12—C13—C14112.8 (7)
Cl2—Hg1—Br396.3 (6)C12—C13—H13A109.0
Br2—Hg1—Br395.1 (12)C14—C13—H13A109.0
Cl3—Hg1—Br38.9 (4)C12—C13—H13B109.0
Cl2—Hg1—Cl4112.2 (6)C14—C13—H13B109.0
Br2—Hg1—Cl4109.4 (10)H13A—C13—H13B107.8
Cl3—Hg1—Cl4118.0 (3)N2—C14—C13108.4 (6)
Br3—Hg1—Cl4126.8 (5)N2—C14—H14A110.0
Cl2—Hg1—Br4116.7 (3)C13—C14—H14A110.0
Br2—Hg1—Br4113.4 (9)N2—C14—H14B110.0
Cl3—Hg1—Br4111.18 (10)C13—C14—H14B110.0
Br3—Hg1—Br4120.0 (4)H14A—C14—H14B108.4
Cl4—Hg1—Br47.0 (4)C1'—N1'—C5'120.0
Cl2—Hg1—Cl1110.7 (7)C1'—N1'—C11'112.4 (16)
Br2—Hg1—Cl1115.8 (9)C5'—N1'—C11'127.6 (16)
Cl3—Hg1—Cl1109.2 (5)C2'—C1'—N1'120.0
Br3—Hg1—Cl1106.0 (7)C2'—C1'—H1'120.0
Cl4—Hg1—Cl1104.4 (6)N1'—C1'—H1'120.0
Br4—Hg1—Cl1106.6 (5)C1'—C2'—C3'120.0
Cl2—Hg1—Br1109.3 (9)C1'—C2'—H2'120.0
Br2—Hg1—Br1114.4 (11)C3'—C2'—H2'120.0
Cl3—Hg1—Br1104.8 (8)C4'—C3'—C2'120.0
Br3—Hg1—Br1101.2 (9)C4'—C3'—H3'120.0
Cl4—Hg1—Br1109.5 (8)C2'—C3'—H3'120.0
Br4—Hg1—Br1111.5 (7)C3'—C4'—C5'120.0
Cl1—Hg1—Br15.4 (10)C3'—C4'—H4'120.0
C1—N1—C5120.0C5'—C4'—H4'120.0
C1—N1—C11128.6 (16)C4'—C5'—N1'120.0
C5—N1—C11111.4 (16)C4'—C5'—H5'120.0
C2—C1—N1120.0N1'—C5'—H5'120.0
C2—C1—H1120.0C6'—N2'—C10'120.0
N1—C1—H1120.0C6'—N2'—C14'121.5 (8)
C1—C2—C3120.0C10'—N2'—C14'118.5 (8)
C1—C2—H2120.0N2'—C6'—C7'120.0
C3—C2—H2120.0N2'—C6'—H6'120.0
C4—C3—C2120.0C7'—C6'—H6'120.0
C4—C3—H3120.0C8'—C7'—C6'120.0
C2—C3—H3120.0C8'—C7'—H7'120.0
C5—C4—C3120.0C6'—C7'—H7'120.0
C5—C4—H4120.0C7'—C8'—C9'120.0
C3—C4—H4120.0C7'—C8'—H8'120.0
C4—C5—N1120.0C9'—C8'—H8'120.0
C4—C5—H5120.0C10'—C9'—C8'120.0
N1—C5—H5120.0C10'—C9'—H9'120.0
C6—N2—C10120.0C8'—C9'—H9'120.0
C6—N2—C14121.1 (8)C9'—C10'—N2'120.0
C10—N2—C14118.9 (8)C9'—C10'—H10'120.0
N2—C6—C7120.0N2'—C10'—H10'120.0
N2—C6—H6120.0C12'—C11'—N1'110.0 (7)
C7—C6—H6120.0C12'—C11'—H11C109.7
C8—C7—C6120.0N1'—C11'—H11C109.7
C8—C7—H7120.0C12'—C11'—H11D109.7
C6—C7—H7120.0N1'—C11'—H11D109.7
C9—C8—C7120.0H11C—C11'—H11D108.2
C9—C8—H8120.0C11'—C12'—C13'112.1 (8)
C7—C8—H8120.0C11'—C12'—H12C109.2
C8—C9—C10120.0C13'—C12'—H12C109.2
C8—C9—H9120.0C11'—C12'—H12D109.2
C10—C9—H9120.0C13'—C12'—H12D109.2
C9—C10—N2120.0H12C—C12'—H12D107.9
C9—C10—H10120.0C14'—C13'—C12'112.8 (7)
N2—C10—H10120.0C14'—C13'—H13C109.0
C12—C11—N1112.6 (8)C12'—C13'—H13C109.0
C12—C11—H11A109.1C14'—C13'—H13D109.0
N1—C11—H11A109.1C12'—C13'—H13D109.0
C12—C11—H11B109.1H13C—C13'—H13D107.8
N1—C11—H11B109.1C13'—C14'—N2'111.1 (6)
H11A—C11—H11B107.8C13'—C14'—H14C109.4
C11—C12—C13111.5 (8)N2'—C14'—H14C109.4
C11—C12—H12A109.3C13'—C14'—H14D109.4
C13—C12—H12A109.3N2'—C14'—H14D109.4
C11—C12—H12B109.3H14C—C14'—H14D108.0
C11—N1—C1—C2179.6 (3)C11'—N1'—C1'—C2'179.8 (2)
C11—N1—C5—C4179.7 (2)C11'—N1'—C5'—C4'179.8 (3)
C14—N2—C6—C7179.4 (3)C14'—N2'—C6'—C7'179.8 (3)
C14—N2—C10—C9179.4 (3)C14'—N2'—C10'—C9'179.8 (3)
C1—N1—C11—C1274 (2)C1'—N1'—C11'—C12'89 (2)
C5—N1—C11—C12106 (2)C5'—N1'—C11'—C12'91 (2)
N1—C11—C12—C13171.0 (16)N1'—C11'—C12'—C13'168.6 (16)
C11—C12—C13—C1486.6 (17)C11'—C12'—C13'—C14'61.7 (19)
C6—N2—C14—C13100.1 (10)C12'—C13'—C14'—N2'169.3 (9)
C10—N2—C14—C1379.3 (10)C6'—N2'—C14'—C13'93.4 (11)
C12—C13—C14—N2176.8 (9)C10'—N2'—C14'—C13'86.8 (11)

Experimental details

Crystal data
Chemical formula(C14H18N2)[HgBrCl3]
Mr601.15
Crystal system, space groupMonoclinic, P21/c
Temperature (K)295
a, b, c (Å)15.9912 (8), 8.7769 (5), 14.3189 (9)
β (°) 109.760 (1)
V3)1891.4 (2)
Z4
Radiation typeMo Kα
µ (mm1)10.67
Crystal size (mm)0.20 × 0.20 × 0.10
Data collection
DiffractometerBruker APEX area-detector
Absorption correctionMulti-scan
(SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996)
Tmin, Tmax0.096, 0.415
No. of measured, independent and
observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections
11857, 3316, 2809
Rint0.036
(sin θ/λ)max1)0.595
Refinement
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S 0.031, 0.081, 1.01
No. of reflections3316
No. of parameters210
No. of restraints130
H-atom treatmentH-atom parameters constrained
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å3)0.77, 0.84

Computer programs: SMART (Bruker, 2004), SAINT (Bruker, 2004), SAINT, SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1997), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997), X-SEED (Barbour, 2001), publCIF (Westrip, 2007).

Selected bond lengths (Å) top
Hg1—Cl12.51 (2)Hg1—Cl32.543 (5)
Hg1—Br12.58 (4)Hg1—Br32.46 (2)
Hg1—Cl22.529 (15)Hg1—Cl42.545 (18)
Hg1—Br22.49 (4)Hg1—Br42.530 (5)
 

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