Tetrakis[μ-1,3-bis(4,5-dihydro-1,3-oxazol-2-yl)benzene-κ2N:N′]trisilver(I) tris(hexafluoridophosphate)

Abstract

In the title compound, [Ag3(C12H12N2O2)4](PF6)3, one AgI ion, lying on a twofold rotation axis, is coordinated by four N atoms from four 1,3-bis(4,5-dihydro-1,3-oxazol-2-yl)benzene (L) ligands in a distorted tetrahedral geometry and the other AgI ion is coordinated by two N atoms from two L ligands in a bent arrangement [N—Ag—N = 169.03 (17)°]. Two L ligands adopt a syn conformation, while the other two adopt an anti conformation. They bridge adjacent AgI ions, forming a trinuclear complex. One of the PF6− anions is half-occupied, with the P atom located on a twofold rotation axis. The PF6− anions link the complex molecules via Ag...F interactions [2.80 (2) and 2.85 (2) Å] into a polymeric chain along [100].