Coordination networks constructed with supramolecular synthon RX–CC⊃Agn (n=4, 5; RX=halophenyl)

Silver(i)-organic frameworks constructed from silver(i) 3,6-pyrazyldiethynide and 3,8-1,10-phenanthrolyldiethynide complexes

Two diynes bearing functional groups with different binding modes, 3,6-diethynylpyrazine (H₂L1) and 3,8-diethynyl-1,10-phenanthroline (H₂L2), were utilized as ligands to synthesize two new organometallic units, Ag₂L1·3AgNO₃ (1) and Ag₂L2·6AgNO₃ (2), in order to investigate the effect of the bridging and chelating modes of the ligands on the structures of networks constructed from silver-ethynide compounds. Structural studies show that in 1, silver-ethynide cluster units aggregate to form chair-like organometallic slides through Ag-N coordination bonds. These slides are linked through argentophilic interaction to generate novel 2D ladder-like layers, and are further bridged by nitrate anions to afford a 3D network in the solid state. It is observed that all the Ag ions in one layer interact to afford a 2D silver network. However, in 2, the silver-ethynide cluster units only interact to generate unique sine wave-like organometallic chains through argentophilic interaction, which are further connected by nitrate anions to form a 3D network. In the solid state, both 1 and 2 are luminescent at room temperature.

An unusual co-crystal [(μ2-dcpm)Ag2(μ2-O2CH)(η2-NO3)]2·[(μ2-dcpm)2Ag4(μ2-NO3)4] and its connection to the selective decarboxylation of formic acid in the gas phase

Binuclear silver cluster with μ₂-formate and μ₂-dcpm catalyses the decomposition of HCO₂H. This structural motif is present in the crystal.

Assembly of Layer-Type Organosilver(I) Complexes Incorporating Nitrate and Isomeric Halophenylethynide Ligands

Single-crystal X-ray analysis of a series of 10 silver(i) nitrate complexes containing carbon-rich ligands each composed of a halosubstituted phenyl nucleus bearing a terminal ethynyl group at various positions provided detailed information on the influence of ligand disposition and orientation, coordination preferences, and the co-existence of silver(i)–ethynide and silver(i)–halogen interactions in the construction of coordination networks, which are consolidated by argentophilic and weak intra or intermolecular interactions.