HgCd2 crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/mmm space group. Hg(1) is bonded in a distorted q6 geometry to ten equivalent Cd(1) atoms. Cd(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to five equivalent Hg(1) and five equivalent Cd(1) atoms.
HgCd2 crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/mmm space group. Hg(1) is bonded in a distorted q6 geometry to ten equivalent Cd(1) atoms. There are two shorter (2.87 Å) and eight longer (3.18 Å) Hg(1)-Cd(1) bond lengths. Cd(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to five equivalent Hg(1) and five equivalent Cd(1) atoms. There is one shorter (2.85 Å) and four longer (3.19 Å) Cd(1)-Cd(1) bond lengths.