K$_{2}$HgCl$_{4}\cdot$H$_{2}$O ($E3_{4}$) Structure: A4BCD2_oP32_55_ghi_e_f_gh-001
| Prototype | Cl$_{4}$(H$_{2}$O)HgK$_{2}$ |
| AFLOW prototype label | A4BCD2_oP32_55_ghi_e_f_gh-001 |
| Strukturbericht designation | $E3_{4}$ |
| ICSD | 10296 |
| Pearson symbol | oP32 |
| Space group number | 55 |
| Space group symbol | $Pbam$ |
| AFLOW prototype command |
aflow --proto=A4BCD2_oP32_55_ghi_e_f_gh-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak b/a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak z_{1}, \allowbreak z_{2}, \allowbreak x_{3}, \allowbreak y_{3}, \allowbreak x_{4}, \allowbreak y_{4}, \allowbreak x_{5}, \allowbreak y_{5}, \allowbreak x_{6}, \allowbreak y_{6}, \allowbreak x_{7}, \allowbreak y_{7}, \allowbreak z_{7}$ |
- The positions of the hydrogen atoms in the water molecules have not been determined.
\[ \begin{array}{ccc}
\mathbf{a_{1}}&=&a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}\\\mathbf{a_{2}}&=&b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}\\\mathbf{a_{3}}&=&c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}
\end{array}\]
Basis vectors
| Lattice coordinates | Cartesian coordinates | Wyckoff position | Atom type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $\mathbf{B_{1}}$ | = | $z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $c z_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4e) | H I |
| $\mathbf{B_{2}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4e) | H I |
| $\mathbf{B_{3}}$ | = | $- z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- c z_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4e) | H I |
| $\mathbf{B_{4}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4e) | H I |
| $\mathbf{B_{5}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4f) | Hg I |
| $\mathbf{B_{6}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4f) | Hg I |
| $\mathbf{B_{7}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4f) | Hg I |
| $\mathbf{B_{8}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4f) | Hg I |
| $\mathbf{B_{9}}$ | = | $x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ | = | $a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ | (4g) | Cl I |
| $\mathbf{B_{10}}$ | = | $- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ | = | $- a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ | (4g) | Cl I |
| $\mathbf{B_{11}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(y_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ | = | $- a \left(x_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b \left(y_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ | (4g) | Cl I |
| $\mathbf{B_{12}}$ | = | $\left(x_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(y_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ | = | $a \left(x_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b \left(y_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ | (4g) | Cl I |
| $\mathbf{B_{13}}$ | = | $x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ | = | $a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ | (4g) | K I |
| $\mathbf{B_{14}}$ | = | $- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ | = | $- a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ | (4g) | K I |
| $\mathbf{B_{15}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(y_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ | = | $- a \left(x_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b \left(y_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ | (4g) | K I |
| $\mathbf{B_{16}}$ | = | $\left(x_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(y_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ | = | $a \left(x_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b \left(y_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ | (4g) | K I |
| $\mathbf{B_{17}}$ | = | $x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4h) | Cl II |
| $\mathbf{B_{18}}$ | = | $- x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4h) | Cl II |
| $\mathbf{B_{19}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(y_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a \left(x_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b \left(y_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4h) | Cl II |
| $\mathbf{B_{20}}$ | = | $\left(x_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(y_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a \left(x_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b \left(y_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4h) | Cl II |
| $\mathbf{B_{21}}$ | = | $x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4h) | K II |
| $\mathbf{B_{22}}$ | = | $- x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4h) | K II |
| $\mathbf{B_{23}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{6} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(y_{6} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a \left(x_{6} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b \left(y_{6} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4h) | K II |
| $\mathbf{B_{24}}$ | = | $\left(x_{6} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(y_{6} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a \left(x_{6} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b \left(y_{6} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4h) | K II |
| $\mathbf{B_{25}}$ | = | $x_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8i) | Cl III |
| $\mathbf{B_{26}}$ | = | $- x_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8i) | Cl III |
| $\mathbf{B_{27}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{7} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(y_{7} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a \left(x_{7} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b \left(y_{7} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8i) | Cl III |
| $\mathbf{B_{28}}$ | = | $\left(x_{7} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(y_{7} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a \left(x_{7} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b \left(y_{7} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8i) | Cl III |
| $\mathbf{B_{29}}$ | = | $- x_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8i) | Cl III |
| $\mathbf{B_{30}}$ | = | $x_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8i) | Cl III |
| $\mathbf{B_{31}}$ | = | $\left(x_{7} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(y_{7} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a \left(x_{7} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b \left(y_{7} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8i) | Cl III |
| $\mathbf{B_{32}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{7} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(y_{7} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a \left(x_{7} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b \left(y_{7} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8i) | Cl III |
References
- K. Aurivillius and C. Stålhandske, An X-Ray Single Crystal Study of K$_{2}$HgCl$_{4}\cdot$H$_{2}$O, Acta Chem. Scand. 27, 1086–1088 (1973), doi:10.3891/acta.chem.scand.27-1086.
Prototype Generator
aflow --proto=A4BCD2_oP32_55_ghi_e_f_gh --params=$a,b/a,c/a,z_{1},z_{2},x_{3},y_{3},x_{4},y_{4},x_{5},y_{5},x_{6},y_{6},x_{7},y_{7},z_{7}$