An unprecedented trinucleating bridging mode (µ₃-η¹∶η¹∶η¹) of a tris(pyrazolyl)borate ligand in a trinuclear silver(I) complex

Abstract

The crystal structure of [Ag₃(Tp^An)₂][ClO₄], where Tp^An is tris[3-(2-methoxyphenyl)pyrazol-1-yl]hydroborate, shows a unique trinucleating bridging coordination mode for the tris(pyrazolyl)borate: each of the two ligands coordinates one pyrazolyl donor to each of the three two-coordinate Ag(I) ions, affording a triangular complex in which each face is capped by a µ₃-η¹∶η¹∶η¹-tris(pyrazolyl)borate.

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