Materials Data on Hg5(BrO2)2 by Materials Project

Abstract

Hg5(O2Br)2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Ibam space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are three inequivalent Hg2+ sites. In the first Hg2+ site, Hg2+ is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to two equivalent O2- and four equivalent Br1- atoms. Both Hg–O bond lengths are 2.13 Å. There are a spread of Hg–Br bond distances ranging from 3.06–3.25 Å. In the second Hg2+ site, Hg2+ is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to four equivalent O2- and two equivalent Br1- atoms. There are two shorter (2.09 Å) and two longer (2.82 Å) Hg–O bond lengths. Both Hg–Br bond lengths are 3.39 Å. In the third Hg2+ site, Hg2+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent O2- atoms. All Hg–O bond lengths are 2.34 Å. O2- is bonded to four Hg2+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OHg4 tetrahedra. Br1- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six Hg2+ atoms.