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metal-organic compounds
The title compound, (C3H12N2)[HgCl4], contains layers of tilted corner-sharing chloromercurate octahedra, with Hg—Cl distances ranging from 2.397 (2) to 2.839 (2) Å. These layers are interconnected by N—HCl bonds to the cations, building a three-dimensional network. The cation has a disordered propane chain.