title: catena-Poly[[dichloridomercury(II)]-μ-1,4-bis-[(pyridin-2-yl)meth-oxy]benzene-κN:N'].
abstract: In the title compound, [HgCl(2)(C(18)H(16)N(2)O(2))](n), the Hg(II) atom is four-coordinated in a distorted tetra-hedral environment defined by two Cl atoms and two N atoms from two 1,4-bis-(pyridin-2-ylmeth-oxy)benzene ligands. The ligand shows a non-coplanar conformation, in which the dihedral angles between the two terminal pyridine rings and the linking benzene ring are 7.275 (17) and 74.020 (14)°. The flexible ligands link the Hg(II) atoms into a chain running along [010], with an Hg⋯Hg separation of 10.335 (5) Å, which is equal to the b axis. The chains are connected by C-H⋯O and C-H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds.
authors: Ying
authors: Y
authors: Liu
authors: Hong-Sen
authors: HS
authors: Zhang
authors: Ming-Xing
authors: MX
authors: Hu
authors: Guang-Feng
authors: GF
authors: Hou
authors: Jin-Sheng
authors: JS
authors: Gao