Molecular botanical garden: assembly of supramolecular silver(I) and mercury(II) complexes of NS2-donor macrocycles with flower-, leaf- and tree-shaped structures

Abstract

Isomeric NS₂macrocycles (ortho: L¹, meta: L² and para: L³) were synthesised and their complexes (1–4) were isolated; L¹ and L² afforded flower-type cyclic hexamer (1) and tree-shaped 3 : 4 (M/L) complex (2), respectively, in the reactions of AgPF₆, meanwhile L² and L³ afforded a respective leaf-like 1D chain (3a) and a brick-wall type 2D network (4) in the reactions of HgBr₂.