Mixed-ligand silver(I) complexes containing bis[2-(diphenylphosphino)phenyl]ether and pyridyl ligands

The reaction of [Ag-2(k(2)-P,P'-DPEphos)(2)(mu-OTf)(2)] (1) (DPEphos = bis(2-(diphenylphosphino)phenyl]ether) with 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) and 4,4'-bipyridine in equimolar ratios afford, respectively, the mononuclear complex [Ag(k(2)-P,P'-DPEphos)(phen)][OTf] (2) and the coordination polymer [Ag(k(2)-P,P'-DPEphos)(mu-4,4'-bpy)](n)[OTf](n) (3). In complex 3, the silver atoms are bridged by 4,4'-bipyridine units to form a zigzag metallopolymer. (c) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.