Acta Cryst. (2007). E63, m2548  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536807044431 ]

Bis(cyanido-C)(ethane-1,2-diamine-²N,N')silver(II)

S. Ahmad, M. Monim-ul-Mehboob, M. Hanif, M. Altaf and H. Stoeckli-Evans

Abstract: The title compound, [Ag(CN)₂(C₂H₈N₂)], was obtained from the reaction of ethane-1,2-diamine (en) with K[Ag(CN)₂]. The compound crystallizes as an inversion twin, the ratio of the twin components being 0.72 (4):0.28 (4). The Ag^II atom is in a slightly disorted square-planar environment. The chelate ring has an envelope conformation. The Ag^II-N(en) bond lengths are 2.071 (2) and 2.078 (2) Å. In the crystal structure, symmetry-related molecules are linked by N-HN hydrogen bonds to form a three-dimensional network.

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