Abstract
The mercury(II) complex of 2,2′-(5-tert-butyl-1,3-phenylene)bis(1-pentyl-1H-benzimidazole), namelycatena-poly[[dihalogenidomercury(II)]-μ-2,2′-(5-tert-butyl-1,3-phenylene)bis(1-pentyl-1H-benzimidazole)-κ2N3:N3′], [HgBr1.52Cl0.48(C34H42N4)],2, has a polymeric structure bridgingviathe N atoms from the benzimidazole moieties of the ligand. The compound crystallizes in the orthorhombic space groupPca21and is a racemic twin [BASF = 0.402 (9)]. The geometry around the HgIIatom is distorted tetrahedral, with the HgIIatom coordinated to two N atoms, one Br atom, and a fourth coordination site is occupied by a mixed halide (Br/Cl). For the two ligands in the asymmetric unit, there is disorder with one of the twotert-butyl groups and benzimidazole moieties showing twofold disorder, with occupancy factors of 0.57 (2):0.43 (2) for thetert-butyl group and 0.73 (3):0.27 (3) for the benzimidazole group. In addition, there is threefold disorder for two of the fourn-pentyl groups, with occupancy factors of 0.669 (4):0.177 (4):0.154 (4) and 0.662 (4):0.224 (4):0.154 (4), respectively. The molecules form a one-dimensional helical polymer propagating in theb-axis direction. The helices are held together by intra-strand C—H...Br and C—H...Cl interactions. Each strand is further linked by inter-strand C—H...Br and C—H...Cl interactions. In addition, there are weak C—H...N inter-strand interactions which further stabilize the structural arrangement.
Funder
National Science Foundation, Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences
National Science Foundation
Publisher
International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)
Subject
Condensed Matter Physics,General Materials Science,General Chemistry
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2 articles.
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