The Self-Assembly of [{Ag-3(C (CBu)-Bu-t)(2)}(n)](n+) Building Units into a Template-Free Cuboctahedron and Anion-Encapsulating Silver Cages

We describe the controlled synthesis of silver acetylide clusters based on a simple polymeric [Ag3L2](+) (L = -C (CBu)-Bu-t) building block. A linear one-dimensional polymeric structure shows alternating pyramidal motifs and is the basic repeating unit forming discrete molecular cages (pentamers [X...

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Published inInorganic chemistry Vol. 58; no. 23; p. 16236
Main Authors Gupta, Arvind Kumar, Orthaber, Andreas
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 02.12.2019
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Summary:We describe the controlled synthesis of silver acetylide clusters based on a simple polymeric [Ag3L2](+) (L = -C (CBu)-Bu-t) building block. A linear one-dimensional polymeric structure shows alternating pyramidal motifs and is the basic repeating unit forming discrete molecular cages (pentamers [X subset of Ag15L10](4+) and hexamers [PF6 subset of Ag18L12](5+)) obtained by incorporating suitable templates. These motifs and a rare template-free cuboctahedral [Ag12L8](4+) cluster (tetramer) were crystallographically characterized.
ISSN:1520-510X
0020-1669
DOI:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b02770