Abstract Based on the complex Zn(2,4′-bpt)2(H2O) in this text, the Mercury software was introduced in coordination chemistry teaching progress to clarified the structural characters. Firstly, the one-dimensional supramolecular chains are formed by hydrogen bonds from the zero-dimensional crystal structure. Secondly, bond length, bond angle and dihedral angle were measured to explain chemical bond parameters quantitatively. Ultimately, the purity of the complex was analyzed by comparing the experimental data of powder diffraction with the simulated data. Mercury software could realize the visualization display of the arrangement and combination of complexes in multi-dimensional space at microstructure level, which help students to understand the abstract concepts and theories of complex structure intuitively.
LI Bing, NI Gang. Application of Mercury Software in Teaching of Coordination Chemistry[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Education, 2020, 41(24): 98-101.
