“…the synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of salts containing the anions [Hg2Cl4X2]2~ (X = Br, I), [CdHgI6]2~, [CdHgI4Br2]2_ and [CdHgBr4I2]2~; we also report here the preparation and study of a salt containing the [Hg2Cl6]2-ion. In the past we [13,14], and oth ers [11,[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22], have reported the reactions of M X, (M = Cd, Hg; X = Cl, Br, I) with X" to give anions of various degrees of condensation.…”