Abstract.
The reaction of thionyl chloride with liquid ammonia produces the thionyl imide anion, NSO− Addition of metal chloride bis-phosphine complexes such as [PtCl2(PMe3)2] the resulting NH3(I) solution has been shown to produce compounds of the type [Pt(NSO)2(PMe3)2].[1] Here, we describe the synthesis of Hg(NSO)2 in liquid ammonia, using HgCl2 as the starting material.