Issue 1, 2006

Adjusting the frameworks of polymeric silver(i) complexes with 2-aminopyrimidyl ligands by changing the counterions

Abstract

The complexes [Ag2(L)2(SO4)], (L = 2-aminopyrimidine) 1, [Ag(L)1.5(ClO4)], 2, and [Ag(L)(OAc)·2H2O], 3, were prepared by layering the aqueous solution of the corresponding Ag(I) salt with L in ethanol, while [Ag(L′)(NO3)], 4, and [Ag(L′)(ClO4)·H2O], 5, were prepared by refluxing AgNO3 and AgClO4, respectively, with 2-amino-4,6-dimethylpyrimidine (L′) in H2O. Reaction of Ag2SO4 with L′ in methanol afforded the complex [Ag4(L′)2(SO4)2(H2O)4], 6. In complex 1, the L ligands are coordinated to the Ag(I) metal centers in new tridentate fashions, forming 2-D pleated molecular sheets which are interlinked by the SO42− anions to form a 3-D layer structure. Complex 2 forms a pleated molecular sheet consisting of twenty four-membered metallocycles, involving six Ag ions which are bridged by six L ligands through the pyrimidyl nitrogen atoms. Complex 3 forms linear chains with sinusoidal geometry, which are interlinked through extensive Ag⋯Ag interactions (Ag⋯Ag = 3.102 Å) to form 2-D wavy rectangular grids. Complex 4 forms single-strained helical coordination polymers, which are interlinked through a series of Ag⋯O interactions (2.667 and 2.699 Å) to form 2-D chair like grids. The silver atoms of 5 are bound to the nitrogen atoms of two symmetry-related L′ ligands in a distinctly non-linear geometry, forming zigzag chains. The structure of 6 consists of clusters of the formula [Ag8(L′)4(SO4)4(H2O)8], which are interlinked through L′ ligands to form 2-D sheets. The μ1-O, μ2-O′- bonding mode of the SO42− anion in complex 6 is unique for Ag(I) complexes. Their thermal properties have been investigated by using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetric analyses (TGA)

Graphical abstract: Adjusting the frameworks of polymeric silver(i) complexes with 2-aminopyrimidyl ligands by changing the counterions

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
15 Aug 2005
Accepted
06 Jan 2006
First published
13 Jan 2006

CrystEngComm, 2006,8, 84-93

Adjusting the frameworks of polymeric silver(I) complexes with 2-aminopyrimidyl ligands by changing the counterions

Y. Wang, K. Chu, H. Chen, C. Yeh, Z. Chan, M. Suen, J. Chen and J. Wang, CrystEngComm, 2006, 8, 84 DOI: 10.1039/B511584A

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