Bis(di-2-pyridylamine-κ<sup>2</sup><i>N</i><sup>2</sup>,<i>N</i><sup>2′</sup>)silver(I) trifluoromethanesulfonate: polar arrangement of trifluoromethanesulfonate anions in a pseudo-centrosymmetric framework of coordination cations
作者:Magdalena Żyto、Barbara Wicher、Maria Gdaniec
DOI:10.1107/s0108270110044070
日期:2010.11.15
The asymmetric unit of the title compound, [Ag(C(10)H(9)N(2))(2)]CF(3)SO(3) or [Ag(dpa)(2)]OTf (dpa is di-2-pyridylamine and OTf is the trifluoromethanesulfonate anion), contains two [Ag(dpa)(2)]+ coordination cations and two OTf anions. The coordination geometry of the AgI atom is intermediate between square-planar and tetrahedral, with similar deformations at the two symmetry-independent metal centres. The dpa ligands coordinate in a bidentate chelating mode. The OTf anions are in the outer coordination sphere and bridge the coordination cations via N-H...O interactions to form two symmetry-independent hydrogen-bonded chains. The [Ag(dpa)(2)]+ cations are arranged via interactions involving the aromatic groups into a pseudo-centrosymmetric three-dimensional framework with two types of channels, each confining congeners of one of the symmetry-independent anions. The most interesting feature of this structure is its bulk polarity resulting from an approximately parallel alignment of the anions in the channels.