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Coordination polymers and isomerism; a study using silver(I) and a ∏-stacked ligand

Abstract
The ligand 2,5-bis(2-pyridylmethylsulfanylmethyl)pyrazine (L) was prepared by the base coupling of 2-(sulfanylmethyl)pyridine and 2,5-bis(chloromethyl)pyrazine. This new ligand was treated with AgClO₄ in a 1 1 metal-to-ligand ratio and with AgNO₃in a 2 1 metal-to-ligand ratio to give coordination polymers. The crystal structures of {[Ag(L)]ClO₄}∞ ( 1) and {[Ag₂(L)](NO₃)₂}∞ ( 2) were determined. The Ag(I) ions in the one-dimensional polymeric chains of 1 adopted square-pyramidal geometries with the pyridine and pyrazine N donors coordinated in an extremely bent fashion. The structure of 2 revealed two isomeric polymer chains in the one crystal forming a single supramolecular array. The isomeric polymers differed in the donor atoms about the Ag(I) ions and in the arrangement of adjacent ligands along the chain. A feature of both structures was that L adopted a three-layer ∏-stacked arrangement.
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Caradoc-Davies, P. L., Hanton, L. R., & Henderson, W. (2001). Coordination polymers and isomerism; a study using silver(I) and a ∏-stacked ligand. Journal of Chemical Society Dalton Transactions, 2749-2755.
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2001
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ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
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This is an author’s accepted version of an article published in the Journal of Chemical Society Dalton Transactions. Used with permission.