title: Three isomorphous 2,6-dibromopyridinium tetrabromidometallates: (C(5)H(4)Br(2)N)(2)[MBr(4)].2H(2)O (M = Cu, Cd and Hg).
abstract: The structures of three isomorphous compounds, namely bis(2,6-dibromopyridinium) tetrabromidocuprate(II) dihydrate, (C(5)H(4)Br(2)N)(2)[CuBr(4)].2H(2)O, bis(2,6-dibromopyridinium) tetrabromidocadmate(II) dihydrate, (C(5)H(4)Br(2)N)(2)[CdBr(4)].2H(2)O, and bis(2,6-dibromopyridinium) tetrabromidomercurate(II) dihydrate, (C(5)H(4)Br(2)N)(2)[HgBr(4)].2H(2)O, show a crystal supramolecularity represented by M-Br...H-O-H...Br-M intermolecular interactions along with (pi)N-H...OH(2) hydrogen-bonding interactions forming layers connected via aryl-aryl face-to-face stacking of cations, leading to a three-dimensional network. The anions have significantly distorted tetrahedral geometry and crystallographic C(2) symmetry. The stability of this crystal lattice is evidenced by the crystallization of a whole series of isomorphous compounds.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Information Technology and Science, Al-Balqa'a Applied University, Salt, Jordan.
authors.forename: Rawhi H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Al-Far
authors.forename: Salim F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Haddad
authors.forename: Basem Fares
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Ali