Hg11P4(GaCl4)4 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/m space group. The structure consists of eight GaCl4 clusters inside a Hg11P4 framework. In each GaCl4 cluster, Ga(1) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one Cl(4), one Cl(6), and two equivalent Cl(3) atoms. There are three inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Ga(1) atom. In the second Cl site, Cl(6) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Ga(1) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(4) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Ga(1) atom. In the Hg11P4 framework, there are five inequivalent Hg sites. In the first Hg site, Hg(1) is bonded in a linear geometry to one Hg(1) and one P(1) atom. In the second Hg site, Hg(2) is bonded in a linear geometry to one Hg(3) and one P(2) atom. In the third Hg site, Hg(3) is bonded in a linear geometry to two equivalent Hg(2) atoms. In the fourth Hg site, Hg(4) is bonded in a linear geometry to one P(1) and one P(2) atom. In the fifth Hg site, Hg(5) is bonded in a linear geometry to one P(1) and one P(2) atom. There are two inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(2) is bonded to one Hg(2), one Hg(4), and two equivalent Hg(5) atoms to form corner-sharing PHg4 tetrahedra. In the second P site, P(1) is bonded to one Hg(1), one Hg(4), and two equivalent Hg(5) atoms to form corner-sharing PHg4 tetrahedra.
Hg11P4(GaCl4)4 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/m space group. The structure consists of eight GaCl4 clusters inside a Hg11P4 framework. In each GaCl4 cluster, Ga(1) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one Cl(4), one Cl(6), and two equivalent Cl(3) atoms. The Ga(1)-Cl(4) bond length is 2.22 Å. The Ga(1)-Cl(6) bond length is 2.17 Å. Both Ga(1)-Cl(3) bond lengths are 2.22 Å. There are three inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Ga(1) atom. In the second Cl site, Cl(6) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Ga(1) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(4) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Ga(1) atom. In the Hg11P4 framework, there are five inequivalent Hg sites. In the first Hg site, Hg(1) is bonded in a linear geometry to one Hg(1) and one P(1) atom. The Hg(1)-Hg(1) bond length is 2.67 Å. The Hg(1)-P(1) bond length is 2.52 Å. In the second Hg site, Hg(2) is bonded in a linear geometry to one Hg(3) and one P(2) atom. The Hg(2)-Hg(3) bond length is 2.67 Å. The Hg(2)-P(2) bond length is 2.54 Å. In the third Hg site, Hg(3) is bonded in a linear geometry to two equivalent Hg(2) atoms. In the fourth Hg site, Hg(4) is bonded in a linear geometry to one P(1) and one P(2) atom. The Hg(4)-P(1) bond length is 2.44 Å. The Hg(4)-P(2) bond length is 2.43 Å. In the fifth Hg site, Hg(5) is bonded in a linear geometry to one P(1) and one P(2) atom. The Hg(5)-P(1) bond length is 2.44 Å. The Hg(5)-P(2) bond length is 2.43 Å. There are two inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(2) is bonded to one Hg(2), one Hg(4), and two equivalent Hg(5) atoms to form corner-sharing PHg4 tetrahedra. In the second P site, P(1) is bonded to one Hg(1), one Hg(4), and two equivalent Hg(5) atoms to form corner-sharing PHg4 tetrahedra.