199Hg Chemical Shielding Tensor of the Mercurous Ion in Mercurous Nitrate Dihydrate

Rodolfo A. Santos, Gerard S. Harbison

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Abstract

Using single-crystal NMR, we have measured the full chemical shielding tensor of the Hg22+ ion in mercurous nitrate dihydrate, the first tensor determination of a metallic species involved in a metal-metal bond. The tensor is almost axially symmetric; its unique element is directed approximately along the long axis of the diaquomercurous ion, but it lies closer to the ligand metal axis than the metal-metal bond. The shielding anisotropy of mercury is, as would be expected for a linear mercury compound, quite large (3203 ppm).

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)3075-3077
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume116
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1 1994

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Catalysis
  • Chemistry(all)
  • Biochemistry
  • Colloid and Surface Chemistry

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