title: Formation of a novel 1D supramolecule [HgCl2(ptz)]2.HgCl2 (ptz = phenothiazine): a new precursor to submicrometer Hg2Cl2 rods.
abstract: A novel supramolecule [HgCl(2)(ptz)](2).HgCl(2) (ptz = phenothiazine) with uncoordinated inorganic salt HgCl(2) presented in a 1D chain was first prepared and then successfully applied as a new precursor in the preparation of submicrometer Hg(2)Cl(2) rods. Single crystal X-ray analysis showed that the 1D chain structure is stabilized by hydrogen bonds between adjacent chains and the coordination mode of the ligand phenothiazine is unusual with large steric inhibition other than the chain directions. The results revealed that the particular chain structure plays a significant role in the formation of the Hg(2)Cl(2) rods.
authors.affiliation: Structure Research Laboratory and Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Xuanjun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Wentao
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Qingrui
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Minhua
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Yupeng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tian