THE STRUCTURE OF MERCURY METHYL MERCAPTIDE
Abstract
Mercury methyl mercaptide, Hg(SMe)2, prepared from the reaction involving mercuric nitrate and methyl mercaptan, was purified by crystallization from EtOH. Rotation and Weissenberg photographs, using Cu K sub alpha radiation, of the orthorhombic crystals gave the following unit-cell dimensions: a equals 19.80 + or - 0.05; b equals 7.58 + or - 0.05; c equals 7.80 + or - 0.05 angstroms. From the density (3.34 g/cc) it follows that there are 8 formula units per unit cell. By means of systematic absences the space group was uniquely determined as Pbca. The intensity data of (h01), (hk0) and (h11) were obtained using the multifilm technique with a Weissenberg camera (Cu K sub alpha radiation). The intensities of all reflections were estimated visually and the usual correction of scale factors applied. The structure was solved from the (001) and (010) projections. The coordinates of the Hg atoms were obtained by the Pat erson synthesis and the (001) and (010) Fourier projections were computeed by taking the signs given by the positions of the Hg atoms. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 16, 1961
- Accession Number
- AD0268952
Entities
People
- D.c. Bradley
- N.r. Kunchur
Organizations
- Western University