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Acta Cryst. (2007). E63, m2181 [ doi:10.1107/S1600536807034617 ]

Acetonitrile(6,6'-dimethyl-2,2'-dipyridyl)silver(I) trifluoromethanesulfonate

K. K. Klausmeyer, F. Hung-Low and A. Renz

Abstract: In the title compound, [Ag(CH₃CN)(C₁₂H₁₂N₂)]CF₃SO₃, the Ag atom is three-coordinated by one 6,6'-dimethyl-2,2'-dipyridyl ligand and one acetonitrile molecule, with trifluoromethanesulfonate acting as a noncoordinating counter-ion. The two pyridyl rings of the bipyridine ligand are nearly coplanar with a twist angle of 5.35 (5)° between the two mean planes. The commonly seen [pi] -stacking interaction between the aromatic rings in bipyridine complexes, which reinforces further silver-silver interactions, is not observed in the crystal structure of the sterically hindered compound.

Online 20 July 2007