Recently, the 1,3-bis(2-methoxybenzene)triazene ligand was synthesized and its crystal structure reported.1 Structural and solution studies of a novel tetranuclear silver(I) cluster of this ligand ([AgL]4·THF) have also been reported. 2 In this paper, we report on the synthesis of the [ClHgL] complex of this ligand and discuss the basis of the experimental results, especially the X-ray diffraction data, concerning the crystal and molecular structure of the compound (Fig. 1). The title complex was synthesized as follows: a methanol solution of ligand (0.2573 g, 0.001 mol) was added to a solution of mercury(II) chloride (0.2715 g, 0.001 mol). After mixing for one hour at room temperature, an orange precipitate was formed, filtered and washed with methanol (3 times, each time with 2 ml), and then
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