Control of molecular architecture by steric and electronic factors: dinuclear side-by-side vs. tetranuclear [2 x 2] grid-type silver(I) complexes

Jason R Price; Yanhua Lan; Geoffrey B Jameson; Sally Brooker

doi:10.1039/b516997f

Control of molecular architecture by steric and electronic factors: dinuclear side-by-side vs. tetranuclear [2 x 2] grid-type silver(I) complexes

Dalton Trans. 2006 Mar 28:(12):1491-4. doi: 10.1039/b516997f. Epub 2006 Feb 8.

Authors

Jason R Price¹, Yanhua Lan, Geoffrey B Jameson, Sally Brooker

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand.

PMID: 16538266
DOI: 10.1039/b516997f

Abstract

Silver(I) complexes of the two closely related linear bis-bidentate pyridazine-based Schiff-base ligands 5 and 6 exhibit very different solid state molecular architectures, easily deformed grid vs. side-by-side, due to steric and electronic factors.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Crystallography, X-Ray
Models, Molecular
Molecular Conformation
Organometallic Compounds / chemistry*
Pyridazines / chemistry*
Schiff Bases / chemistry
Silver / chemistry*

Substances

Organometallic Compounds
Pyridazines
Schiff Bases
Silver