Supramolecular aggregation featuring Hg⋯S secondary-bonding interactions in crystals of mercury(<scp>ii</scp>) species augmented by computational chemistry calculations-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Supramolecular aggregation featuring Hg⋯S secondary-bonding interactions in crystals of mercury(ii) species augmented by computational chemistry calculations

Published:2023 Issue:37 Volume:25 Page:5262-5285
ISSN:1466-8033
Container-title:CrystEngComm
language:en
Short-container-title:CrystEngComm

Author:

Gomila Rosa M.¹^ORCID,Frontera Antonio¹^ORCID,Tiekink Edward R. T.²^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Chemistry, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Crta de Valldemossa km 7.5, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain

2. Research Centre for Crystalline Materials, School of Medical and Life Sciences, Sunway University, Bandar Sunway, Selangor Darul Ehsan 47500, Malaysia

Abstract

A CSD survey reveals the presence of Hg⋯S interactions within zero-, one- and two-dimensional aggregation patterns in non-organomercury crystals. Theory confirms the stabilising nature of σ-/π-holes or positive belts formed at the mercury atom.

Funder

Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades

Sunway University

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

Condensed Matter Physics,General Materials Science,General Chemistry

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2023/CE/D3CE00590A

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