BaHg3 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. Ba(1) is bonded to twelve equivalent Hg(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face and corner-sharing BaHg12 cuboctahedra. Hg(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ba(1) and six equivalent Hg(1) atoms.
BaHg3 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. Ba(1) is bonded to twelve equivalent Hg(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face and corner-sharing BaHg12 cuboctahedra. There are six shorter (3.54 Å) and six longer (3.70 Å) Ba(1)-Hg(1) bond lengths. Hg(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ba(1) and six equivalent Hg(1) atoms. There are four shorter (3.20 Å) and two longer (3.24 Å) Hg(1)-Hg(1) bond lengths.