Issue 23, 2024

The atypical solubility of silver(i) pentafluorobenzoate and its use as a catch-and-release agent

Abstract

Silver(I) pentafluorobenzoate (1) possesses an atypical solubility for a silver(I) carboxylate, demonstrating solubility in a range of etheric and aromatic solvents. This versatile solubility has been probed crystallographically by single-crystal X-ray diffraction (SCXRD) due to the myriad of solid-state structures that were isolated from a variety of solvents, providing insights into how 1 can be utilised as a reuseable crystallisation aid. This potential as a reuseable ‘catch-and-release’ agent to obtain the solid-state structures of liquid natural products was screened with the racemic dihydrocarvone, achiral eucalyptol, and the chiral R-carvone, and found to be viable. The results of these screenings demonstrated improved crystallographic outcomes than other prior attempts utilising different methodologies (e.g., encapsulation).

Graphical abstract: The atypical solubility of silver(i) pentafluorobenzoate and its use as a catch-and-release agent

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
03 May 2024
Accepted
17 May 2024
First published
20 May 2024
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

CrystEngComm, 2024,26, 3088-3097

The atypical solubility of silver(I) pentafluorobenzoate and its use as a catch-and-release agent

J. S. Ward, CrystEngComm, 2024, 26, 3088 DOI: 10.1039/D4CE00441H

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