Abstract
Mercury(II) complexes of pyrrolidinedithiocarbamate (PDTC) having the general formula [Hg(PDTC)X] (X = Cl
−
, SCN
−
, and CN
−
) and [Hg(PDTC)
2
] have been prepared and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, and NMR. The crystal structure of [Hg(PDTC)
2
] has also been determined by X-ray crystallography, showing that the complex is a centrosymmetric dimer, [Hg
2
(PDTC)
4
] (bis[µ
2
-(pyrrolidinedithiocarbamato-S,S′)(pyrrolidinedithiocarbamato-S,S′)mercury(II)]) (1). The solid-state structure of 1 contains two crystallographically equivalent Hg(II) centers in a distorted tetrahedron.