Materials Data on HgNCl by Materials Project
HgNCl crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. The structure is one-dimensional and consists of four HgNCl ribbons oriented in the (1, 0, 0) direction. In two of the HgNCl ribbons, Hg2+ is bonded in a linear geometry to two equivalent N1- atoms. Both Hg–N bond lengths are 2.12 Å. N1- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two equivalent Hg2+ and one Cl1- atom. The N–Cl bond length is 1.78 Å. Cl1- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one N1- atom. In two of the HgNCl ribbons, Hg2+ is bonded in a linear geometry to two equivalent N1- atoms. Both Hg–N bond lengths are 2.11 Å. N1- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two equivalent Hg2+ and one Cl1- atom. The N–Cl bond length is 1.79 Å. Cl1- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one N1- atom.