Supramolecular self-organization in methyl(diphenylphosphinothioato)mercury(II), [HgMe{S(O)PPh2}], a polymer containing Hg2O2P2S2 eight-membered rings interconnected through secondary Hg?O bonds

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0277-5387(96)00344-0

Methyl- and phenylmercury(II) diphenylphosphinothioates [HgR[S(O)PPh₂}] (R = Me and Ph) were synthesized. In [HgMe{S(O)PPh₂}] the mercury atom is coordinated to the methyl carbon atom and to the ligand sulfur atom. Intermolecular Hg?O interactions form a supramolecular ribbon structure along the b-axis. The IR and NMR (¹H, ¹³C, ³¹P and ¹⁹⁹Hg) spectra of the two compounds are discussed. Copyright