Silver catalysed macrocyclic ether formation: crystal structure of [(CH2O)6Ag2][Ag][AsF6]3
Abstract
Crystals containing the [(CH2O)6Ag2]2+ cation, which possesses approximate D3d symmetry with the two silver atoms each co-oriented by alternate oxygens of a novel twelve membered macrocyclic ether, were isolated from the reaction of (CH2O)3 with AgAsF6.