Inorganic Solid Phases

Hg(CN)2 (Hg[CN]2, T = 205 K) Crystal Structure

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General Information

  • Phase Label(s): Hg[CN]2
  • Structure Class(es): –
  • Classification by Properties: diamagnetic
  • Mineral Name(s): –
  • Pearson Symbol: tI40
  • Space Group: 122
  • Phase Prototype: Hg[CN]2
  • Measurement Detail(s): automatic diffractometer; 5164 (determination of cell parameters), automatic diffractometer; Bruker AXS SMART APEX II (determination of structural parameters), X-rays, Mo Kα; λ = 0.071073 nm (determination of cell and structural parameters), T = 205 K (determination of cell and structural parameters)
  • Phase Class(es): –
  • Compound Class(es): cyanide
  • Interpretation Detail(s): complete structure determined; temperature dependence studied, least-squares refinement; 26 variables; 859 reflections; I > 2.5σ(I), R = 0.0335; wR = 0.0387
  • Sample Detail(s): sample prepared from Hg[CN]2, HNO3, amounts of HgCN[NO3], single crystal (determination of cell parameters), single crystal, 0.040×0.052×0.220 mm3 (determination of structural parameters)

Substance Summary

  • Standard Formula: Hg[CN]2
  • Alphabetic Formula: [CN]2Hg
  • Published Formula: Hg(CN)2
  • Refined Formula: C2HgN2
  • Wyckoff Sequence: 122,e2d
  • Z Formula Units: 8
  • Density: ρ = 4.07 Mg·m−3
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Crystallographic Data

Cell Parameters

Published Data
Standardized Data
Unit Cell
Niggli-Reduced Cell
Space Group
a
b
c
α
β
γ
a/b
b/c
c/a
V

Atom Coordinates

Standardized

Site
Element
Wyckoff Symbol
Symmetry
X
Y
Z
Occupation
Co-ord. No.
Atomic Env.

Published

Site
Element
Wyckoff Symbol
Symmetry
X
Y
Z
Occupation

Displacement Parameters

Isotropic

Site
Published
U [nm2]
Type
Computed
Beq [nm2]

Anisotropic

Site
U11 [nm2]
U22 [nm2]
U33 [nm2]
U12 [nm2]
U13 [nm2]
U23 [nm2]

Experimental Details

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    PAULING FILE Multinaries Edition – 2012

  • Dataset ID

    sd_1940625

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    ©Springer & Material Phases Data System (MPDS), Switzerland & National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan, 2016

  • Chief Editor

    Pierre Villars, Material Phases Data System (MPDS), CH-6354 Vitznau, Switzerland

    villars.mpds@bluewin.ch

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    Data generated pre-2002: © Springer & MPDS & NIMS; post-2001: © Springer & MPDS

    All Rights Reserved. Version 2016.10.

    Project Coordinator: Shuichi Iwata

    Section-Editor: Karin Cenzual (Crystal Structures)

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