The title compound, C6H 7HgN5, belongs to the orthorhombic space group Pbcn, a == 14.658(8), b == 8.407(5), c == 13.006(9) A, D eal == == 2.898 g cm-3, Z == 8 molecules per cell. The structure was refined on 1132 unique nonzero reflections to R == 0.026. The crystal contains the same type of 1 : 1 monomeric molecule as the monohydrate, in which the CH3Hg group is bonded to the N(9) position of ...
