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Synthesis, Crystal Structure, Thermal and Dielectric Properties of a New Semi-organic Crystal: 2[N(2-Aminoethyl)-1,3-propanediaminium] octachlorodimercurate, tetrachloromercurate

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A novel semi-organic hybrid material, (C5H18N3)2Hg2Cl8⋅HgCl4, was synthesized, and its structure was determined at room temperature in the non-centrosymmetric monoclinic space group P212121 with the following parameters: a = 21.0921(7), b = 11.7288(4), c = 12.6801(5) Å, Z = 4. Its crystal structure was determined and refined down to R = 0.0549 and Rw = 0.1303. The examination of the structure shows a layer arrangement parallel to the b axis: the anionic layer may be considered as a succession of layers built up distorted triangular bipyramid [HgCl3]−. The crystal packing is governed by means of the ionic N–H…Cl hydrogen bonds, forming a three dimensional network. DSC measurement reveals a transition at T = 418 K and dielectric measurements were performed to discuss the mechanism of the phase transition. The evolution of dielectric constant as a function of temperature of single crystal has been investigated in order to determine some related parameters.

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This work is supported by the Tunisian National Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.

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Baklouti, Y., Zouari, F. Synthesis, Crystal Structure, Thermal and Dielectric Properties of a New Semi-organic Crystal: 2[N(2-Aminoethyl)-1,3-propanediaminium] octachlorodimercurate, tetrachloromercurate. J Clust Sci 26, 1215–1229 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10876-014-0808-z

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