Information card for entry 2103471

Structure parameters

• Common name: mercuric iodide
• Formula: Hg I2
• Calculated formula: Hg I2
• SMILES: [Hg+2].[I-].[I-]
• Title of publication: The structure of orange HgI~2~. II. Diamond-type structure and twinning
• Authors of publication: Hostettler, Marc; Schwarzenbach, Dieter
• Journal of publication: Acta Crystallographica Section B
• Year of publication: 2002
• Journal volume: 58
• Journal issue: 6
• Pages of publication: 914 - 920
• a: 12.393 ± 0.0018 Å
• b: 12.393 ± 0.0018 Å
• c: 24.889 ± 0.005 Å
• α: 90°
• β: 90°
• γ: 90°
• Cell volume: 3822.6 ± 1.1 ų
• Cell temperature: 293 ± 1 K
• Ambient diffraction temperature: 293 ± 1 K
• Number of distinct elements: 2
• Space group number: 142
• Hermann-Mauguin space group symbol: I 41/a c d :2
• Hall space group symbol: -I 4bd 2c
• Residual factor for all reflections: 0.0643
• Residual factor for significantly intense reflections: 0.045
• Weighted residual factors for significantly intense reflections: 0.0955
• Weighted residual factors for all reflections included in the refinement: 0.0977
• Goodness-of-fit parameter for all reflections included in the refinement: 1.783
• Diffraction radiation wavelength: 0.71073 Å
• Diffraction radiation type: MoKα
• Has coordinates: Yes
• Has disorder: No
• Has Fobs: No