Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.44, No.26, 9622-9624, 2005
Reduction of the host cationic framework charge by isoelectronic substitution: Synthesis and structure of Hg7Ag2P8X6 (X=Br, I) and Hg6Ag4P8Br6
The first compounds, Hg7Ag2P8X6 (X = Br, l) and Hg6Ag4P8Br6, featuring the partial isoelectronic substitution of Hg2+ for Ag1+ in mercury-pnicogen frameworks have been obtained and structurally characterized. The new compounds are the supramolecular assemblies built of the covalently bonded metal-pnicogen frameworks trapping guests of different complexity. The frameworks feature the perfect ordering of Hg2+ and Ag1+ cations and contain P-2(4-) and P-6(6-) phosphorus clusters. The substitution of Hg2+ with Ag1+ leads to the reduction in charge of the host cluster-containing cationic matrix and concomitant replacement of the monatomic X- guest by a lesser amount of the AgBr32- anions.