The title polymeric complex, [HgI(2)(C(10)H(14)N(2))](n), was prepared from a solution of nicotine, mercury(II) iodide and 4-cyano-pyridine in dimethyl-formamide. Each nicotine mol-ecule is bonded to two Hg atoms, one through the pyrrolidine N atom and the other through the pyridine N atom, forming infinite zigzag polymeric chains. The coordin-ation around mercury is completed by two iodide lig...

Reactions of imidazolidine-2-thione (Imt), 1,3-diazinane-2-thione (Diaz) and 1,3-diazipane-2thione (Diap) with mercury(II) selenocyanate in acetonitrile resulted in formation of 2 : 1 complexes. Both solid state and solution NMR, confirm the exocyclic sulfur atom to be the donor in all cases. Hg shielding tensors and anisotropies were calculated from the solid-state NMR spectra. Based on the so...

The effect of cadmium chloride (150 mg/l) and mercury (II) chloride (80 mg/l) either alone or in combination in drinking water for 4 weeks on function and structure of the liver of male rats was studied. Results indicated that the ratio of liver weight to body weight and the activities of serum alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase and alkaline phosphatase noted in rats co-expose...

Autism is a syndrome characterized by impairments in social relatedness and communication, repetitive behaviors, abnormal movements, and sensory dysfunction. Recent epidemiological studies suggest that autism may affect 1 in 150 US children. Exposure to mercury can cause immune, sensory, neurological, motor, and behavioral dysfunctions similar to traits defining or associated with autism, and t...