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metal-organic compounds
The crystal structure of the title compound, [HgBr(C16H25O5)], shows a nearly linear geometry at the Hg atom [C1-Hg-Br = 177.52 (13)°], and only weak interactions between the Hg atom and the O atoms in the open chain polyether ligand. The three shortest Hg-O distances [2.862 (4), 2.949 (4) and 3.010 (4) Å], of which only one is intramolecular, are distinctly longer than in comparable ketones and carboxylates.