ScHg3 is beta Cu3Ti-like structured and crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. Sc(1) is bonded to twelve equivalent Hg(1) atoms to form a mixture of face and corner-sharing ScHg12 cuboctahedra. Hg(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Sc(1) atoms.
ScHg3 is beta Cu3Ti-like structured and crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. Sc(1) is bonded to twelve equivalent Hg(1) atoms to form a mixture of face and corner-sharing ScHg12 cuboctahedra. There are six shorter (3.03 Å) and six longer (3.22 Å) Sc(1)-Hg(1) bond lengths. Hg(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Sc(1) atoms.