Induced assembly of a catenated chain of edge-sharing silver(i) dodecahedra with embedded acetylide by silver(ii)-tmc (tmc = 1,4,8,11-tetramethyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane)
Abstract
In the mixed-valent complex [AgII(tmc)(BF4)][AgI6(C2 )(CF3CO2)5(H2O)]· H2O, a [AgII(tmc)(BF4)]+1∞ cationic column induces the assembly of a novel, anionic zigzag chain constructed from edge-sharing of silver(I) triangulated dodecahedra each enclosing a C22− species.