Materials Data on Hg(BrO4)2 by Materials Project

Abstract

Hg(O4Br)2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic P2_12_12_1 space group. The structure is one-dimensional and consists of two Hg(O4Br)2 ribbons oriented in the (0, 1, 0) direction. Hg is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O atoms. There are a spread of Hg–O bond distances ranging from 2.06–2.62 Å. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Br atom. The O–Br bond length is 1.68 Å. In the second O site, O is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Hg atom. In the third O site, O is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Hg atom. In the fourth O site, O is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Br atom. The O–Br bond length is 1.66 Å. In the fifth O site, O is bonded in a water-like geometry to one Hg and one Br atom. The O–Br bond length is 1.70 Å. In the sixth O site, O is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Hg and one Br atom. The O–Br bond length is 1.73 Å. In the seventh O site, O is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Hg and one Br atom. The O–Br bond length is 1.71 Å. In the eighth O site, O is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Br atom. The O–Br bond length is 1.67 Å. There are two inequivalent Br sites. In the first Br site, Br is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three O atoms. In the second Br site, Br is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three O atoms.