mercury nitride

{{short description|Chemical compounds with Hg+ and N− ions}}

In chemistry, mercury nitrides are chemical compounds that contain mercury cations and nitride anions. Binary mercury nitrides, e.g. {{chem2|Hg3N2}}, are not well characterized and are probably unstable in the condensed phase under ordinary conditions. A nitride of mercury has been reported in the form of {{chem2|[Hg2N](NO3)}}. This reddish solid adopts a network structure consisting of {{chem2|NHg4}} tetrahedra linked by nitrate ligands.Peter Nockemann, Gerd Meyer "Bildung von {{chem2|NH4[Hg3(NH)2](NO3)3}} und Umwandlung in {{chem2|[Hg2N](NO3)}}" Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie 2002, Volume 628, pages 2709–2714. {{doi|10.1002/1521-3749(200212)628:12<2709::AID-ZAAC2709>3.0.CO;2-P}}