A series of silver(I) coordination polymers with saccarinate and flexible aliphatic diamines

A series of Ag(I) complexes with aliphatic diamines having a different chain length (NH2-(CH2)(n)-NH2, n=4-9), with the formulas, [Ag(mu-sac)(mu-db)(0.5)](n) (1), {[Ag-4(sac)(4)(mu-dp)2]center dot 4H(2)O}(n) (2), {[Ag-2(sac)(2)(mu-dz)]center dot 2H(2)O}(n) (3), {[Ag-2(sac)(2)(mu-dh)]center dot H2O}(n) (4), {[Ag-2(sac)(2)(mu-do)]center dot H2O}(n) (5a), (Ag-2(sac)(2)(mu-do)(2)] (5b) and [Ag-4(sac)(4)(mu-dn)(2)]center dot 2H(2)O (6), where sac=saccharinate, db=1,4-diaminobutane, dp=1,5-diaminopentane, dz=1,6-diaminohexane, dh=1,7-diaminoheptane, do=1,8-diaminooctane and dn=1,9-diaminononane, were synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, infrared spectra and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. In 1, the sac ligand bridges adjacent Ag(I) ions through the nitrogen and carbonyl oxygen atoms to form eight-membered bimetallic rings with the Ag center dot center dot center dot Ag distance being 3.897 angstrom, which are linked by db ligands to give a 1D zigzag chain. The complexes 2-5a consist of a one-dimensional (1D) linear cationic chains and discrete mononuclear anions. The discreet complex units are further connected by ligand unsupported argentophilic interactions. In 6, the dn ligands bridge adjacent silver centers to form 24-membered macrometallacyclic rings, which are further connected to the anionic [Ag(sac)(2)](-) units by argentophilic Ag1 center dot center dot center dot Ag2 interactions to form a tetranuclear structure. The adjacent dinuclear units are further linked together through ligand-unsupported argentophilic Ag center dot center dot center dot Ag (3.207(1) angstrom) interactions, generating a one-dimensional linear chain. The most striking feature of complexes is the presence of the rare intermolecular C-H center dot center dot center dot Ag interactions. In 5b, the do ligand bridges two Ag(I) ions to form a dinuclear with a 22-membered macrometallacyclic ring. Furthermore, biological activities, luminescence properties and thermal analysis (TG/DTA) of the complexes were investigated.