Rings, chains and helicates: dependence of metallosupramolecular topology on positional substitution within silver(i) complexes of six isomeric bis(2-pyridyloxy)naphthalenes

Abstract

Silver(I) nitrate complexes of six isomeric bis(2-pyridyloxy)naphthalenes, differing only in the substitution pattern within the central naphthalene unit, have been shown to have an unexpected assortment of supramolecular architectures, including dimetallocyclophanes, linear coordination polymers and a single-stranded helicate.