Acta Cryst. (2004). E60, m1866-m1868  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536804028624 ]

(-Biphenyl-4,4'-dicarboxylato)bis[(2-aminopyridine)silver(I)]

Z.-D. Liu and H.-L. Zhu

Abstract: The title compound, [Ag₂(C₁₄H₈O₄)(C₅H₆N₂)₂], is a dinuclear Ag^I complex which has crystallographic inversion symmetry. Each Ag atom is three-coordinated by two N atoms from two 2-aminopyridine ligands and by one O atom from a biphenyl-4,4'-dicarboxylate ligand, giving a Y-shaped coordination environment. Two Ag^I atoms are linked through a biphenyl-4,4'-dicarboxylate ligand, acting as a bridge, forming a dimeric complex. The separation between the two silver(I) centres is 15.879 (3) Å. In the crystal structure, molecules are connected by N-HO hydrogen bonds, forming molecular tapes in the a-axis direction.

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