Crystal structure of di-μ-chlorido-bis(chlorido{N1-phenyl-N4-[(pyridin-2-yl-κN)methylidene]benzene-1,4-diamine-κN4}mercury(II))

Abstract

The whole molecule of the title complex, [Hg2Cl4(C18H15N3)2], is generated by inversion symmetry. It was synthesized from the pyridine-derived Schiff baseN-phenyl-N′-[(pyridin-2-yl)methylidene]benzene-1,4-diamine (PPMBD). The five-coordinated Hg2+ions have a distorted square-pyramidal environment defined by two N atoms,viz.the imine and the other pyridyl [Hg—N = 2.467 (6) and 2.310 (6) Å, respectively] belonging to the bidentate iminopyridine ligand, and three Cl atoms [Hg—Cl = 2.407 (2), 2.447 (2) and 3.031 (2) Å]. The longest Hg—Cl bond is bridging about the inversion centre. In the ligand, the central ring and pyridine ring are oriented at a dihedral angle of 8.1 (4)°, while the planes of the pyridine ring and the terminal phenyl ring are oriented at a dihedral angle of 53.8 (4)°. In the crystal, molecules are linked by N—H...Cl and C—H...Cl hydrogen bonds, forming sheets parallel to (001).