Crystal structure of an unknown tetrahydrofuran solvate of tetrakis(μ3-cyanato-κ3N:N:N)tetrakis[(triphenylphosphane-κP)silver(I)]

Abstract

In the title compound, [{[(C6H5)3P]Ag}4{NCO}4], a distorted Ag4N4-heterocubane core is set up by four AgI ions being coordinated by the N atoms of the cyanato anions in a μ3-bridging mode. In addition, a triphenylphosphine ligand is datively bonded to each of the AgI ions. Intramolecular Ag...Ag distances as short as 3.133 (9) Å suggest the presence of argentophilic (d10...d10) interactions. Five moderate-to-weak C—H...O hydrogen-bonding interactions are observed in the crystal structure, spanning a three-dimensional network. A region of electron density was treated with the SQUEEZE procedure in PLATON [Spek (2015). Acta Cryst. C71, 9–18] following unsuccessful attempts to model it as being part of disordered tetrahydrofuran solvent molecules. The given chemical formula and other crystal data do not take into account these solvent molecules.

Keywords

• crystal structure
• silver(I)
• cyanate ligand
• phosphine ligand
• Ag4N4 heterocubane
• SQUEEZE procedure