Materials Data on HgCN2 by Materials Project
HgCN2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pbca space group. The structure is one-dimensional and consists of four HgCN2 ribbons oriented in the (0, 0, 1) direction. Hg2+ is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two N3- atoms. There are one shorter (2.07 Å) and one longer (2.08 Å) Hg–N bond lengths. C4+ is bonded in a linear geometry to two N3- atoms. Both C–N bond lengths are 1.24 Å. There are two inequivalent N3- sites. In the first N3- site, N3- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Hg2+ and one C4+ atom. In the second N3- site, N3- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Hg2+ and one C4+ atom.