title: Ligand- and anion-controlled formation of silver alkynyl oligomers from soluble precursors.
abstract: Novel silver(I) alkynyl cluster complexes ([Ag5(bpy)4(C [triple bond] CBu(t))2](3+), [Ag8(bpy)6(C [triple bond] CBu(t))4](4+), and [Ag 12(bpy)4(C [triple bond] CBu(t))6(CF3CO2)6]) have been synthesized by reacting soluble polymeric precursors with bipyridine ligands, and control of the nuclearity can be achieved by varying the molar ratio of the reactants and using different types of anions.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, PR China.
authors.forename: Mei-Li
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xue-Fei
authors.initials: XF
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Ze-Xing
authors.initials: ZX
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Quan-Ming
authors.initials: QM
authors.lastname: Wang