Benzenepolycarboxylate-templated assembly of silver coordination polymers exhibiting argentophilic honeycomb layer and tubular motifs

Dalton Trans. 2012 Aug 14;41(30):9151-3. doi: 10.1039/c2dt31160g. Epub 2012 Jun 21.

Abstract

Organic anion template-controlled reactions of benzenepolycarboxylic acids with silver(I) salts resulted in two coordination polymers with distinct structural features based on the argentophilic interaction, one exhibiting a honeycomb layer formed by the fusion of macrocyclic Ag(16) rings and the other furnishing the first example of a Ag(∞) tubular motif.