(Hg)6Cl2 is alpha bismuth trifluoride structured and crystallizes in the cubic Fm-3m space group. The structure consists of four hydrochloric acid atoms inside a Hg framework. In the Hg framework, there are two inequivalent Hg sites. In the first Hg site, Hg(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Hg(2) atoms. In the second Hg site, Hg(2) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight equivalent Hg(1) atoms.
(Hg)6Cl2 is alpha bismuth trifluoride structured and crystallizes in the cubic Fm-3m space group. The structure consists of four hydrochloric acid atoms inside a Hg framework. In the Hg framework, there are two inequivalent Hg sites. In the first Hg site, Hg(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Hg(2) atoms. All Hg(1)-Hg(2) bond lengths are 3.27 Å. In the second Hg site, Hg(2) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight equivalent Hg(1) atoms.