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Two silver(I) coordination solids in a single crystallization: Flexible metallacyclodimer versus helical channel network

  • Chi Won Kim
  • , Tae Hwan Noh
  • , Ok Sang Jung*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Pusan National University

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Abstract

Studies on the self-assembly of AgClO4 with 1,2-bis(dimethyl(4- pyridyl)silyl)ethane (L) were carried out. The slow diffusion of an organic solution of L into an aqueous solution of AgClO4 affords two different single crystalline solids, block and thin-plate crystals. The block crystal consists of metallacyclodimers of, [Ag(L)]2(ClO 4)2 whereas the thin-plate crystal consists of unique ligand-induced helical channel networks, [Ag2(L)3] (ClO4)2. The block and thin-plate crystals form in a ratio of 1:9, respectively, in a mixture of water and ethanol, but the ratio is depending on solvents and concentrations. In addition, the block crystal has two significantly different metallacyclodimeric structures in a unit cell, presumably owing to the flexible 26-membered cyclodimer including a flexible transannular argentophilic interaction. Such subtle effects may be ascribed to the existence of a variety of eclipsed, gauche, or anti-conformers of L.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)496-500
Number of pages5
JournalInorganica Chimica Acta
Volume365
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011.01.15

Keywords

  • 1,2-Bis(dimethyl(4-pyridyl)silyl)ethane
  • Helical channel networks
  • Metallacyclodimers
  • Non-rigid ligand
  • Silver(I) complexes

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