[Ag2([15]aneS5)2]2+: a binuclear silver(I) complex incorporating asymmetrically bridging thioether donors. ([15]aneS5= 1,4,7,10,13-pentathiacyclopentadecane)

Abstract

Reaction of AgNO₃ with [15]aneS₅ affords the homoleptic, binuclear complex [Ag₂([15]aneS₅)₂]²⁺ which shows [3 + 1] thioether co-ordination to one silver(I) centre and [4 + 1] thioether donation to the other, with one S-donor of each macrocycle bridging asymmetrically between the two metal centres.