Acta Cryst. (2009). E65, m1519-m1520  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536809045826 ]

catena-Poly[[[aquasilver(I)]--1,1'-(butane-1,4-diyl)di-1H-imidazole-²N³:N^3'] hemi(biphenyl-4,4'-dicarboxylate) dihydrate]

Z. Zhang

Abstract: In the title compound, {[Ag(C₁₀H₁₄N₄)(H₂O)](C₁₄H₈O₄)_0.5·2H₂O}_n, the Ag^I ion is three-coordinated by two N atoms from two independent 1,1'-(butane-1,4-diyl)di-1H-imidazole (BBI) ligands and one water O atom in a distorted T-shaped coordination geometry. The biphenyl-4,4'-dicarboxylate (BPDC) dianions do not coordinate to Ag^I ions but act as counter-ions. The Ag^I ions are linked by BBI ligands, forming a zigzag chain. These chains are linked into a two-dimensional supramolecular architecture by O-HO hydrogen-bonding interactions between water molecules and carboxylate O atoms of the BPDC dianions.

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