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of poly[μ-diphenyl(pyridin-4-yl)phosphane-κ2N:P-μ-trifluoroacetato-κ2O:O′-silver(I)] from synchrotron data
aDepartment of Chemistry, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Republic of Korea, and bBeamline Department, Pohang Acceleratory Laboratory, Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
*Correspondence e-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
The of the title compound, [Ag(CF3CO2)(C17H14NP)] has been determined from synchrotron data (λ = 0.70000 Å). Centrosymmetric dinuclear Ag2O2 units, generated by inversion centers, extend into a two-dimensional coordination polymer linked by the N and P atoms of the bridged-bidentate (μ2) ligand. The resulting two-dimensional array can be described as a 63 (hcb) network.
Keywords: crystal structure; diphenyl-4-pyridylphosphine ligand; silver(I); coordination polymer; trifluoroacetate.
CCDC reference: 2515821
1. Chemical context
Research on the construction and packing motifs of two-dimensional coordination networks is of interest due to their many applications such as adsorption/desorption, molecular recognition, separation, template, chemo-sensors, ion exchangers, drying agents, nuclear waste storage, templates of liquids and (Kim et al., 2022
) via the stretching and sliding between layers (Kim et al., 2021
). Thus, new types of two-dimensional coordination frameworks have been constructed by the self-assembly of metal cations as a geometric component and designed multidonor ligands as a spacer. Furthermore, such frameworks could be rationally designed by controlling weakly coordinating (counter)anions due to the less effective electrostatic binding interactions. Anion chemistry has emerged as an active field owing to a timely interest from environmental pollution, industrial chemicals, biological process, ionic liquids, catalysis, lithium battery, and health-related perspectives (Beer & Gale, 2001
). Among ligands, diphenyl-4-pyridyl phosphine spacers exhibit delicate differences in the size, lone-pair delocalization, conformational energy barrier, and donating ability (Wang et al., 2004
). Here, we describe the synthesis and crystal structure of the title coordination polymer [Ag(CF3CO2)(C17H14NP)]n, (I).
2. Structural commentary
The metal ion in (I) is coordinated by the N and P atoms of two diphenyl-4-pyridyl phosphine (L) ligands (one symmetry generated) and two O-atom donors of the bridging trifluoroacetate anions (one symmetry generated) and selected bond lengths and angles are listed in Table 1
. This results in a very distorted AgO2NP tetrahedral arrangement (Fig. 1
) with the N—Ag—P bond angle being 142.00 (6)°. The O atoms bridge to an adjacent silver atom, which thus forms a centrosymmetric dinuclear unit generated by an inversion center at (1/2, 1, 1/2) for the asymmetric atoms. A short Ag1⋯O2(1 − x, 2 − y, 1 − z) contact of 2.764 (2) Å arises within the dimer.
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| Figure 1 The asymmetric unit of (I) expanded to show the complete silver-ion coordination sphere with displacement ellipsoids drawn at the 30% probability level. [Symmetry codes: (i) −x + 1, −y + 2, −z + 1; (ii) −x + 1, y + |
The C17H14NP (L) spacer ligand connects two silver(I) ions to give a single polymeric strand propagating in the [010] direction. The two O-atom donors of the trifluoroacetate anion bridge the single strands in an ‘up and down' mode and the resulting extended structure is a two-dimensional coordination polymer propagating in the (100) plane, as shown in Fig. 2
, with an hcb 63 topology (O'Keeffe et al., 2008
). The double-bridge via the two acetate O atoms induces an Ag⋯Ag(1 − x, 2 − y, 1 − z) distance of 3.7495 (8) Å, which is probably too long to be regarded as an argentophilic (Pyykkö, 1997
) silver–silver ‘bond'. A weak C—H⋯O interaction (Table 2
, Fig. 3
) may help to consolidate the sheets. No directional interactions could be identified in the inter-layer packing.
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| Figure 2 Schematic representation of the hcb (63) topology of title compound. Topological analysis was performed with a metal-centered simplification, treating the central point between the Ag2 pairs as nodes and the diphenyl(4-pyridyl)phosphane ligands as linkers. |
| Figure 3 The two-dimensional network structure of title compound. For clarity, H atoms have been omitted. |
3. Database survey
A search of the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD, version 6.00 with updates through April 2025; Groom et al., 2016
) using ConQuest was made for metal complexes containing diphenyl(4-pyridyl)phosphane ligands. Among the 18 hits retrieved, no closely related structure to the title complex was found.
4. Synthesis and crystallization
A solution was prepared by dissolving AgCF3CO2 (4.42 mg, 0.020 mmol) in acetone, and another solution was prepared by dissolving diphenyl-4-pyridyl phosphine (5.27 mg, 0.020 mmol) in ethanol. Slow diffusion of the two solutions over several days afforded colorless block-shaped crystals of (I) suitable for X-ray diffraction. Yield: 8.33 mg (86%).
5. Refinement
Crystal data, data collection and structure details are summarized in Table 3
. All H atoms were placed in geometrically idealized positions and constrained to ride on their parent atoms, with C—H = 0.94 Å and Uiso(H) = 1.2 Ueq(carrier). The F atoms of the –CF3 group are disordered over two sets of sites in a 0.510 (13):0.490 (13) ratio.
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Supporting information
CCDC reference: 2515821
contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S2056989025011302/hb8176sup1.cif
Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S2056989025011302/hb8176Isup2.hkl
CSD search file. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S2056989025011302/hb8176sup3.pdf
| [Ag(C2F3O2)(C17H14NP)] | F(000) = 960 |
| Mr = 484.15 | Dx = 1.684 Mg m−3 |
| Monoclinic, P21/c | Synchrotron radiation, λ = 0.700 Å |
| a = 11.683 (2) Å | Cell parameters from 40378 reflections |
| b = 14.843 (3) Å | θ = 0.4–29.5° |
| c = 11.335 (2) Å | µ = 1.12 mm−1 |
| β = 103.68 (3)° | T = 223 K |
| V = 1909.8 (7) Å3 | Block, colorless |
| Z = 4 | 0.30 × 0.22 × 0.12 mm |
| Rayonix MX225HS CCD area detector diffractometer | 4578 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
| Radiation source: PLSII 2D bending magnet | Rint = 0.042 |
| ω scan | θmax = 29.5°, θmin = 2.2° |
| Absorption correction: multi-scan (HKL3000sm Scalepack; Otwinowski et al., 2003) | h = −16→16 |
| Tmin = 0.939, Tmax = 1.000 | k = −20→20 |
| 19907 measured reflections | l = −14→14 |
| 5327 independent reflections |
| Refinement on F2 | Primary atom site location: dual |
| Least-squares matrix: full | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
| R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.043 | H-atom parameters constrained |
| wR(F2) = 0.116 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0728P)2 + 0.3483P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
| S = 1.11 | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
| 5327 reflections | Δρmax = 0.40 e Å−3 |
| 272 parameters | Δρmin = −1.86 e Å−3 |
| 36 restraints |
Geometry. All esds (except the esd in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell esds are taken into account individually in the estimation of esds in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between esds in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell esds is used for estimating esds involving l.s. planes. |
| x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | Occ. (<1) | |
| C3 | 0.35805 (18) | 0.68394 (14) | 0.2085 (2) | 0.0271 (4) | |
| C4 | 0.3393 (2) | 0.76130 (16) | 0.1382 (2) | 0.0355 (5) | |
| H4 | 0.288044 | 0.760537 | 0.060553 | 0.043* | |
| C5 | 0.3975 (2) | 0.83998 (17) | 0.1840 (2) | 0.0391 (5) | |
| H5 | 0.383473 | 0.892220 | 0.135841 | 0.047* | |
| C6 | 0.17431 (19) | 0.60043 (15) | 0.0265 (2) | 0.0299 (4) | |
| C7 | 0.2086 (2) | 0.6029 (2) | −0.0828 (2) | 0.0411 (5) | |
| H7 | 0.287002 | 0.589939 | −0.084168 | 0.049* | |
| C8 | 0.1274 (3) | 0.6243 (2) | −0.1901 (3) | 0.0525 (7) | |
| H8 | 0.151235 | 0.626321 | −0.263645 | 0.063* | |
| C9 | 0.0125 (3) | 0.6427 (2) | −0.1886 (3) | 0.0567 (8) | |
| H9 | −0.042092 | 0.657774 | −0.260991 | 0.068* | |
| C10 | −0.0227 (3) | 0.6389 (3) | −0.0807 (3) | 0.0659 (10) | |
| H10 | −0.101556 | 0.650869 | −0.080129 | 0.079* | |
| C11 | 0.0577 (2) | 0.6176 (2) | 0.0269 (3) | 0.0487 (7) | |
| H11 | 0.033058 | 0.614747 | 0.099967 | 0.058* | |
| C12 | 0.2249 (2) | 0.54983 (16) | 0.2876 (2) | 0.0315 (4) | |
| C13 | 0.1573 (2) | 0.61216 (19) | 0.3340 (2) | 0.0404 (5) | |
| H13 | 0.138279 | 0.668030 | 0.295284 | 0.048* | |
| C14 | 0.1185 (3) | 0.5915 (2) | 0.4371 (3) | 0.0511 (7) | |
| H14 | 0.071082 | 0.632748 | 0.466804 | 0.061* | |
| C15 | 0.1493 (3) | 0.5101 (3) | 0.4971 (3) | 0.0549 (8) | |
| H15 | 0.124504 | 0.497203 | 0.568348 | 0.066* | |
| C16 | 0.2158 (3) | 0.4488 (2) | 0.4520 (3) | 0.0525 (7) | |
| H16 | 0.235659 | 0.393394 | 0.491779 | 0.063* | |
| C17 | 0.2539 (3) | 0.46832 (17) | 0.3475 (3) | 0.0402 (6) | |
| H17 | 0.299643 | 0.426076 | 0.317180 | 0.048* | |
| C18 | 0.6472 (2) | 0.90684 (16) | 0.6714 (2) | 0.0352 (5) | |
| C19 | 0.7446 (3) | 0.8351 (2) | 0.6859 (3) | 0.0579 (8) | |
| Ag1 | 0.56236 (2) | 0.97380 (2) | 0.36594 (2) | 0.03465 (8) | |
| P1 | 0.28994 (5) | 0.57488 (4) | 0.16075 (5) | 0.02680 (12) | |
| O1 | 0.57810 (19) | 0.91102 (15) | 0.57033 (18) | 0.0479 (5) | |
| N1 | 0.47206 (18) | 0.84526 (14) | 0.29276 (19) | 0.0352 (4) | |
| C1 | 0.4910 (2) | 0.76980 (18) | 0.3596 (2) | 0.0418 (6) | |
| H1 | 0.543413 | 0.772179 | 0.436476 | 0.050* | |
| O2 | 0.6465 (2) | 0.95088 (17) | 0.7623 (2) | 0.0584 (6) | |
| C2 | 0.4374 (2) | 0.68904 (17) | 0.3208 (2) | 0.0402 (6) | |
| H2 | 0.454302 | 0.637557 | 0.370122 | 0.048* | |
| F1A | 0.8505 (5) | 0.8723 (6) | 0.7220 (11) | 0.098 (3) | 0.490 (13) |
| F2A | 0.7521 (10) | 0.7926 (10) | 0.5923 (11) | 0.131 (6) | 0.490 (13) |
| F3A | 0.7391 (10) | 0.7777 (8) | 0.7754 (14) | 0.129 (5) | 0.490 (13) |
| F1B | 0.8208 (12) | 0.8362 (9) | 0.7831 (10) | 0.152 (6) | 0.510 (13) |
| F2B | 0.7951 (11) | 0.8384 (10) | 0.5961 (13) | 0.148 (6) | 0.510 (13) |
| F3B | 0.6952 (7) | 0.7545 (3) | 0.6669 (13) | 0.108 (4) | 0.510 (13) |
| U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
| C3 | 0.0229 (9) | 0.0185 (9) | 0.0390 (10) | 0.0001 (7) | 0.0055 (7) | −0.0020 (7) |
| C4 | 0.0365 (12) | 0.0235 (11) | 0.0417 (12) | −0.0019 (9) | −0.0003 (9) | 0.0029 (9) |
| C5 | 0.0459 (14) | 0.0225 (11) | 0.0447 (13) | −0.0042 (10) | 0.0027 (10) | 0.0045 (9) |
| C6 | 0.0252 (10) | 0.0194 (10) | 0.0420 (11) | −0.0016 (7) | 0.0018 (8) | −0.0020 (8) |
| C7 | 0.0388 (13) | 0.0396 (14) | 0.0434 (13) | 0.0016 (11) | 0.0068 (10) | −0.0017 (10) |
| C8 | 0.0578 (18) | 0.0528 (19) | 0.0421 (15) | −0.0041 (15) | 0.0022 (12) | −0.0001 (12) |
| C9 | 0.0498 (17) | 0.0537 (19) | 0.0544 (16) | −0.0058 (14) | −0.0120 (13) | 0.0035 (14) |
| C10 | 0.0270 (13) | 0.091 (3) | 0.072 (2) | 0.0048 (15) | −0.0051 (13) | 0.0061 (19) |
| C11 | 0.0266 (12) | 0.064 (2) | 0.0531 (15) | 0.0044 (12) | 0.0051 (10) | 0.0049 (13) |
| C12 | 0.0280 (10) | 0.0255 (10) | 0.0399 (12) | −0.0044 (8) | 0.0060 (8) | −0.0012 (8) |
| C13 | 0.0358 (12) | 0.0356 (13) | 0.0508 (14) | 0.0005 (10) | 0.0123 (10) | −0.0028 (10) |
| C14 | 0.0417 (15) | 0.060 (2) | 0.0552 (17) | −0.0048 (13) | 0.0178 (12) | −0.0128 (14) |
| C15 | 0.0527 (18) | 0.069 (2) | 0.0431 (16) | −0.0190 (16) | 0.0112 (12) | 0.0012 (14) |
| C16 | 0.0583 (19) | 0.0473 (17) | 0.0491 (16) | −0.0135 (15) | 0.0070 (13) | 0.0109 (13) |
| C17 | 0.0433 (15) | 0.0316 (13) | 0.0442 (14) | −0.0018 (10) | 0.0074 (11) | 0.0046 (9) |
| C18 | 0.0306 (11) | 0.0244 (11) | 0.0487 (13) | −0.0007 (8) | 0.0057 (9) | 0.0011 (9) |
| C19 | 0.0427 (16) | 0.0526 (19) | 0.074 (2) | 0.0143 (14) | 0.0052 (14) | −0.0084 (16) |
| Ag1 | 0.03016 (12) | 0.02218 (11) | 0.05095 (14) | −0.00674 (6) | 0.00828 (8) | −0.00112 (6) |
| P1 | 0.0226 (3) | 0.0167 (2) | 0.0394 (3) | −0.00019 (18) | 0.0039 (2) | −0.00062 (19) |
| O1 | 0.0444 (11) | 0.0526 (13) | 0.0439 (10) | 0.0006 (9) | 0.0047 (8) | 0.0074 (9) |
| N1 | 0.0329 (10) | 0.0222 (9) | 0.0482 (11) | −0.0044 (7) | 0.0049 (8) | −0.0011 (8) |
| C1 | 0.0403 (13) | 0.0287 (12) | 0.0480 (13) | −0.0061 (10) | −0.0063 (10) | 0.0012 (10) |
| O2 | 0.0557 (14) | 0.0507 (13) | 0.0622 (14) | 0.0094 (11) | 0.0011 (10) | −0.0211 (11) |
| C2 | 0.0399 (13) | 0.0248 (11) | 0.0470 (13) | −0.0042 (10) | −0.0075 (10) | 0.0056 (9) |
| F1A | 0.026 (2) | 0.112 (6) | 0.148 (8) | 0.003 (3) | 0.006 (3) | −0.011 (5) |
| F2A | 0.091 (6) | 0.148 (9) | 0.134 (8) | 0.060 (6) | −0.009 (5) | −0.092 (7) |
| F3A | 0.107 (6) | 0.100 (7) | 0.194 (11) | 0.066 (5) | 0.063 (7) | 0.099 (7) |
| F1B | 0.135 (9) | 0.154 (10) | 0.115 (7) | 0.104 (8) | −0.074 (6) | −0.052 (6) |
| F2B | 0.121 (8) | 0.169 (10) | 0.199 (11) | 0.054 (7) | 0.124 (8) | 0.026 (8) |
| F3B | 0.102 (5) | 0.028 (2) | 0.194 (10) | 0.025 (3) | 0.035 (6) | 0.003 (4) |
| C3—C4 | 1.385 (3) | C15—C16 | 1.372 (6) |
| C3—C2 | 1.388 (3) | C16—C17 | 1.391 (4) |
| C3—P1 | 1.828 (2) | C18—O2 | 1.222 (3) |
| C4—C5 | 1.389 (3) | C18—O1 | 1.238 (3) |
| C5—N1 | 1.333 (3) | C18—C19 | 1.538 (4) |
| C6—C11 | 1.387 (3) | C19—F1B | 1.242 (7) |
| C6—C7 | 1.390 (3) | C19—F2A | 1.255 (8) |
| C6—P1 | 1.820 (2) | C19—F2B | 1.292 (9) |
| C7—C8 | 1.391 (4) | C19—F3B | 1.325 (7) |
| C8—C9 | 1.374 (5) | C19—F1A | 1.327 (7) |
| C9—C10 | 1.380 (5) | C19—F3A | 1.339 (8) |
| C10—C11 | 1.389 (4) | Ag1—N1 | 2.242 (2) |
| C12—C17 | 1.390 (3) | Ag1—P1i | 2.3594 (7) |
| C12—C13 | 1.397 (4) | Ag1—O1 | 2.463 (2) |
| C12—P1 | 1.816 (2) | Ag1—O1ii | 2.588 (2) |
| C13—C14 | 1.384 (4) | N1—C1 | 1.341 (3) |
| C14—C15 | 1.391 (5) | C1—C2 | 1.376 (3) |
| C4—C3—C2 | 117.6 (2) | F2A—C19—F3A | 110.2 (8) |
| C4—C3—P1 | 124.43 (17) | F1A—C19—F3A | 103.9 (6) |
| C2—C3—P1 | 117.97 (17) | F1B—C19—C18 | 116.3 (5) |
| C3—C4—C5 | 119.0 (2) | F2A—C19—C18 | 117.1 (5) |
| N1—C5—C4 | 123.4 (2) | F2B—C19—C18 | 110.7 (6) |
| C11—C6—C7 | 119.2 (2) | F3B—C19—C18 | 108.9 (4) |
| C11—C6—P1 | 124.9 (2) | F1A—C19—C18 | 110.9 (5) |
| C7—C6—P1 | 115.93 (18) | F3A—C19—C18 | 110.8 (4) |
| C6—C7—C8 | 120.3 (3) | N1—Ag1—P1i | 142.00 (6) |
| C9—C8—C7 | 120.0 (3) | N1—Ag1—O1 | 87.13 (8) |
| C8—C9—C10 | 120.0 (3) | P1i—Ag1—O1 | 117.84 (6) |
| C9—C10—C11 | 120.4 (3) | N1—Ag1—O1ii | 113.05 (7) |
| C6—C11—C10 | 120.0 (3) | P1i—Ag1—O1ii | 98.45 (5) |
| C17—C12—C13 | 119.1 (2) | O1—Ag1—O1ii | 84.18 (7) |
| C17—C12—P1 | 117.8 (2) | C12—P1—C6 | 109.72 (11) |
| C13—C12—P1 | 122.8 (2) | C12—P1—C3 | 100.46 (10) |
| C14—C13—C12 | 119.9 (3) | C6—P1—C3 | 104.35 (10) |
| C13—C14—C15 | 120.5 (3) | C12—P1—Ag1iii | 115.27 (8) |
| C16—C15—C14 | 119.9 (3) | C6—P1—Ag1iii | 116.50 (8) |
| C15—C16—C17 | 120.2 (3) | C3—P1—Ag1iii | 108.70 (7) |
| C12—C17—C16 | 120.5 (3) | C18—O1—Ag1 | 140.99 (19) |
| O2—C18—O1 | 128.4 (3) | C18—O1—Ag1ii | 95.32 (17) |
| O2—C18—C19 | 115.6 (3) | Ag1—O1—Ag1ii | 95.82 (7) |
| O1—C18—C19 | 116.0 (2) | C5—N1—C1 | 117.2 (2) |
| F1B—C19—F2B | 109.5 (9) | C5—N1—Ag1 | 122.66 (17) |
| F1B—C19—F3B | 110.4 (7) | C1—N1—Ag1 | 120.10 (16) |
| F2B—C19—F3B | 99.7 (7) | N1—C1—C2 | 123.1 (2) |
| F2A—C19—F1A | 102.9 (7) | C1—C2—C3 | 119.7 (2) |
| Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, y+1/2, −z+1/2; (ii) −x+1, −y+2, −z+1; (iii) −x+1, y−1/2, −z+1/2. |
Funding information
This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by 2021R1I1A3059982 (YAL) and the Ministry of Science and ICT [RS-2022–00164805 (DK)]. The X-ray crystallography at the PLS-II 2D SMC beamline was supported in part by MSIP and POSTECH.
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