Abstract
Two mercury(II) cyanide complexes of N-ethylthiourea (Ettu) and N-propylthiourea (Prtu) ligands, [Hg(Ettu)(2)(CN)(2)] (1) and [Hg(Prtu)(2)(CN)(2)] (2), were prepared and their crystal structures were determined by X-ray crystallography. In both structures, the mercury atom is coordinated to two sulfur atoms of thioureas and two cyanide carbon atoms in a pseudo-tetrahedral mode with the bond angles in the range of 90.52(11)-162.2(3)A degrees. The structures are stabilized by N-H-S, N-H-N, and C-H-N intramolecular and intermolecular hydrogen bonds.