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'''Mercury(I) hydride''' (systematically named '''hydridomercury(•)''') is an ] with the ] HgH (also written as HgH<sup>•</sup>). It is a photosensitive, colourless gas, and is one of the simplest mercury hydrides. '''Mercury(I) hydride''' (systematically named '''hydridomercury''') is an ] with the ] HgH (also written as ). It is a photosensitive, colourless gas, and is the simplest mercury hydride.


== History == == History ==

In 1979 and 1985, Swiss chemical physicists, Egger and Gerber, and Soviet chemical physicists, Kolbycheva and Kolbychev, independently, theoretically determined that it is feasible to develop a mercury(I) hydride molecular laser. In 1979 and 1985, Swiss chemical physicists, Egger and Gerber, and Soviet chemical physicists, Kolbycheva and Kolbychev, independently, theoretically determined that it is feasible to develop a mercury(I) hydride molecular laser.


== Chemical properties == == Chemical properties ==

Mercury(I) hydride is an unstable ]<ref>{{cite web|title=Mercury hydride|url=http://webbook.nist.gov/cgi/cbook.cgi?ID=C13966626&Units=SI&Mask=1#Thermo-Gas|work=Chemistry WebBook|publisher=National Institute of Standards and Technology|accessdate=14 October 2012|location=USA}}</ref> and is the heaviest group 12 monohydride. The composition of mercury(I) hydride is 0.50% hydrogen and 99.50% mercury. In mercury(I) hydride, the formal ]s of hydrogen and mercury are −1 and +1, respectively, because of the ] of mercury is lower than that of hydrogen. The stability of metal hydrides with the formula MH (M = Zn-Hg) increases as the atomic number of M increases. Mercury(I) hydride is an unstable ]<ref>{{cite web|title=Mercury hydride|url=http://webbook.nist.gov/cgi/cbook.cgi?ID=C13966626&Units=SI&Mask=1#Thermo-Gas|work=Chemistry WebBook|publisher=National Institute of Standards and Technology|accessdate=14 October 2012|location=USA}}</ref> and is the heaviest group 12 monohydride. The composition of mercury(I) hydride is 0.50% hydrogen and 99.50% mercury. In mercury(I) hydride, the formal ]s of hydrogen and mercury are −1 and +1, respectively, because of the ] of mercury is lower than that of hydrogen. The stability of metal hydrides with the formula MH (M = Zn-Hg) increases as the atomic number of M increases.


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A related compound is bis(hydridomercury)(''Hg''—''Hg'') with the formula {{chem|Hg|2|H|2}}, which can be considered to be dimeric mercury(I) hydride. It spontaneously decomposes into the monomeric form. A related compound is bis(hydridomercury)(''Hg''—''Hg'') with the formula {{chem|Hg|2|H|2}}, which can be considered to be dimeric mercury(I) hydride. It spontaneously decomposes into the monomeric form.

=== Radicality ===
The mercury centre in mercury complexes such as hydridomercury can accept or donate a single electron by association:
:HgH + R → HHgR
Because of this acceptance or donation of the electron, hydridomercury has radical character. It is a moderately reactive monoradical.


== References == == References ==

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Mercury(I) hydride
Names
IUPAC name Mercury(I) hydride
Other names Dimercurane
Mercurous hydride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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InChI
  • InChI=1S/Hg.HKey: DJSHOLCMNYJYSS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
Properties
Chemical formula HgH
Molar mass 201.60 g mol
Related compounds
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C , 100 kPa). Infobox references
Chemical compound

Mercury(I) hydride (systematically named hydridomercury) is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula HgH (also written as ). It is a photosensitive, colourless gas, and is the simplest mercury hydride.

History

In 1979 and 1985, Swiss chemical physicists, Egger and Gerber, and Soviet chemical physicists, Kolbycheva and Kolbychev, independently, theoretically determined that it is feasible to develop a mercury(I) hydride molecular laser.

Chemical properties

Mercury(I) hydride is an unstable gas and is the heaviest group 12 monohydride. The composition of mercury(I) hydride is 0.50% hydrogen and 99.50% mercury. In mercury(I) hydride, the formal oxidation states of hydrogen and mercury are −1 and +1, respectively, because of the electronegativity of mercury is lower than that of hydrogen. The stability of metal hydrides with the formula MH (M = Zn-Hg) increases as the atomic number of M increases.

The Hg-H bond is very weak and therefore the compound has only been matrix isolated at temperatures up to 6 K. The dihydride, HgH2, has also been detected this way.

A related compound is bis(hydridomercury)(Hg—Hg) with the formula Hg
2H
2, which can be considered to be dimeric mercury(I) hydride. It spontaneously decomposes into the monomeric form.

Radicality

The mercury centre in mercury complexes such as hydridomercury can accept or donate a single electron by association:

HgH + R → HHgR

Because of this acceptance or donation of the electron, hydridomercury has radical character. It is a moderately reactive monoradical.

References

  1. "Mercury hydride". Chemistry WebBook. USA: National Institute of Standards and Technology. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  2. Aldridge, Simon; Downs, Anthony J. (2001). "Hydrides of the Main-Group Metals: New Variations on an Old Theme". Chemical Reviews. 101 (11): 3305–65. doi:10.1021/cr960151d. PMID 11840988.
  3. Knight, Lon B. (1971). "Hyperfine Interaction, Chemical Bonding, and Isotope Effect in ZnH, CdH, and HgH Molecules". The Journal of Chemical Physics. 55 (5): 2061. doi:10.1063/1.1676373.
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