Constituent
Name
Frozen solution of Hg(Cysteine)2 at pH=11.6
Family
molecular solid
Class
hydrogen bonded molecular solid
Compound type
molecular solid solution
Relevance
main - major
Arrangement
single phase
Mass fraction
1.0
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Mole fraction Mass fraction State Relevance Comments
$H_2O$ Water molecule solvent main deionized water, pH adjusted with NaOH
$HSCH_2CH(NH_2)COOH$ Cysteine molecule 0.001 mol/l solute main
$Hg^{2+}$ Mercury cation element 0.0005 mol/l solute main Added as 0.5mM of Hg(ClO4)2
Chemical functions
  Function Number Relevance
$R-OH$ 2 main
$R-S-H$ 1 main
$R-NH_2$ 1 main
$R-C(=O)-OH$ 1 main
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number Relevance
$-O-H$ 2 main
$\geq C-H$ 3 main
$-O-H$ 1 main
$>N-H$ 2 main
$-S-H$ 1 main
$\geq C-S-$ 1 main
$\geq C-C \leq$ 1 main
$\eqslantgtr C-C\leq$ 1 main
$\geq C-N<$ 1 main
$>C=O$ 1 main
$\eqslantgtr C-O-$ 1 main
Phase type
amorphous
Texture
amorphous