title: (μ2-2-Meth-oxy-ethanol-κ(3) O (1):O (1),O (3))(2-meth-oxy-ethanol-κO (1))tris-(μ2-3,4,5,6-tetra-fluoro-o-phenyl-ene-κ(2) C (1):C (2))trimercury(II).
abstract: In the title compound, [Hg3(C6F4)3(C3H8O2)2], two O atoms from one 2-meth-oxy-ethanol ligand and one O atom from the second 2-meth-oxy-ethanol ligand coordinate three Hg(II) atoms [Hg-O = 2.765 (7)-2.890 (8) Å] in the trimeric organomercurial Lewis acid (o-C6F4Hg)3. The hy-droxy groups are involved in formation of intra- and inter-molecular O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds; the latter link two mol-ecules into centrosymmetric dimers. An extensive net of weak inter-molecular C-H⋯F inter-actions further consolidates the crystal packing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry & Biology, New Mexico Highlands University, Diamond Ave, Las Vegas, NM 87701, USA.
authors.forename: Raúl
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Castañeda
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry & Biology, New Mexico Highlands University, Diamond Ave, Las Vegas, NM 87701, USA.
authors.forename: Sergiu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Draguta
authors.affiliation: X-ray Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 S. Cass Avenue, Bldg 401 MS-16 Argonne, IL 60439, USA.
authors.forename: Andrey
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yakovenko
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry & Biology, New Mexico Highlands University, Diamond Ave, Las Vegas, NM 87701, USA.
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fonari
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry & Biology, New Mexico Highlands University, Diamond Ave, Las Vegas, NM 87701, USA.
authors.forename: Tatiana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Timofeeva