Structural diversity within analogous compounds: syntheses and studies of M(SCH2CH2NH2)Cl (M = Zn, Cd, Hg).

The novel complexes [Zn(L)Cl] (1), [Cd(L)Cl] (2), [Hg(L)Cl] (3), {[Hg(L)Cl]·NaOH·2H 2 O} (3·NaOH·2H 2 O), and {[Hg 3 (HL) 2 Cl 6 ]·2H 2 O} (4) (L = -SCH 2 CH 2 NH 2 ) were prepared and investigated by means of IR spectroscopy and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal structures of 1, 2, and 3·NaOH·2H 2 O show chelating N,S-coordination of the cysteaminate ligand, bridging S, and terminally coordinating Cl. Apart from these common features, the coordination geometries and modes of intermolecular association are different. 1 forms a cyclic tetramer with a Zn 4 S 4 ring, and 3·NaOH·2H 2 O contains one-dimensional [Hg(L)Cl] n chains with S-bridged Hg atoms. Zn and Hg atoms in 1 and 3·Na…