Di­chlorido­(4-{[(quinolin-2-yl)methyl­idene]amino}phenol-κ(2) N,N′)mercury(II)

In the mononuclear title complex, [HgCl(2)(C(16)H(12)N(2)O)], synthesized from the phenolic Schiff base 4-[(quinolin-2-yl­methyl­idene)amino]­phenol (QMAP), the coordination geometry around Hg(2+) is distorted tetra­hedral, comprising two Cl atoms [Hg—Cl = 2.3565 (12) and 2.5219 (12) Å] and two N-atom donors from the QMAP ligand, viz. one imine and the other quinoline [Hg—N = 2.392 (2) and 2.237 (2) Å, respectively]. In the crystal, O—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds generate a chain structure extending along the c-axis direction. Weak C—H⋯Cl and π–π stacking inter­actions [minimum ring centroid separation = 3.641 (3) Å] give an overall layered structure lying parallel to (001).