Bis[(4-bromo-benzoyl-meth-yl)triphenyl-phospho-nium] di-μ-bromido-bis-[di-bromido-mercurate(IV)].

Colourless needle-shaped crystals of the title compound, (C(26)H(21)BrOP)(2)[Hg(2)Br(6)], have been prepared by addition of a solution of HgBr(2) in methanol to a solution of (4-bromo-benzoyl-meth-yl)triphenyl-phospho-rane in dry methanol. The compound features Hg(2)Br(6) (2-) dianions, whose site symmetry is .