Supramolecular Association via Hg···S Secondary-Bonding Interactions in Crystals of Organomercury(II) Species: A Survey of the Cambridge Structure Database

The Cambridge Structural Database has been surveyed for crystals featuring organo-Hg···S secondary-bonding interactions within supramolecular aggregates. Nearly 50% of crystals where Hg···S interactions could potentially form, featured Hg···S contacts within zero- or one-dimensional supramolecular a...

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Main Author: Tiekink, Edward R. T. *
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description The Cambridge Structural Database has been surveyed for crystals featuring organo-Hg···S secondary-bonding interactions within supramolecular aggregates. Nearly 50% of crystals where Hg···S interactions could potentially form, featured Hg···S contacts within zero- or one-dimensional supramolecular assemblies with only a few examples of two-dimensional arrays featuring Hg···S interactions. This high propensity of Hg···S contact formation reflects the inherent thiophilic nature of mercury but also the relatively open access to mercury owing to the linear C–Hg–S coordination geometries, the prevalence of close intramolecular Hg···S, Hg···O and Hg···N interactions notwithstanding.
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spelling sunway-21422023-02-27T00:03:08Z http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/2142/ Supramolecular Association via Hg···S Secondary-Bonding Interactions in Crystals of Organomercury(II) Species: A Survey of the Cambridge Structure Database Tiekink, Edward R. T. * QD Chemistry The Cambridge Structural Database has been surveyed for crystals featuring organo-Hg···S secondary-bonding interactions within supramolecular aggregates. Nearly 50% of crystals where Hg···S interactions could potentially form, featured Hg···S contacts within zero- or one-dimensional supramolecular assemblies with only a few examples of two-dimensional arrays featuring Hg···S interactions. This high propensity of Hg···S contact formation reflects the inherent thiophilic nature of mercury but also the relatively open access to mercury owing to the linear C–Hg–S coordination geometries, the prevalence of close intramolecular Hg···S, Hg···O and Hg···N interactions notwithstanding. MDPI 2023-02-23 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_4 http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/2142/1/crystals%202023%2C%2013%2C%20385.pdf Tiekink, Edward R. T. * (2023) Supramolecular Association via Hg···S Secondary-Bonding Interactions in Crystals of Organomercury(II) Species: A Survey of the Cambridge Structure Database. Crystals, 13 (3). p. 385. ISSN 2073-4352 https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/3/385 10.3390/cryst13030385
spellingShingle QD Chemistry
Tiekink, Edward R. T. *
Supramolecular Association via Hg···S Secondary-Bonding Interactions in Crystals of Organomercury(II) Species: A Survey of the Cambridge Structure Database
title Supramolecular Association via Hg···S Secondary-Bonding Interactions in Crystals of Organomercury(II) Species: A Survey of the Cambridge Structure Database
title_full Supramolecular Association via Hg···S Secondary-Bonding Interactions in Crystals of Organomercury(II) Species: A Survey of the Cambridge Structure Database
title_fullStr Supramolecular Association via Hg···S Secondary-Bonding Interactions in Crystals of Organomercury(II) Species: A Survey of the Cambridge Structure Database
title_full_unstemmed Supramolecular Association via Hg···S Secondary-Bonding Interactions in Crystals of Organomercury(II) Species: A Survey of the Cambridge Structure Database
title_short Supramolecular Association via Hg···S Secondary-Bonding Interactions in Crystals of Organomercury(II) Species: A Survey of the Cambridge Structure Database
title_sort supramolecular association via hg···s secondary-bonding interactions in crystals of organomercury(ii) species: a survey of the cambridge structure database
topic QD Chemistry
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