Reactions of H2S with AgCl within a porous coordination network.
A silver(I) sulfide species is now imbedded in a porous coordination network. Such a composite system builds on the molecule tetrakis(methylthio)-1,4-benzenedicarboxate that holds out the hard carboxylate to europium(III) to form a host net, while taking on AgCl using its soft sulfur side arms. AgCl is then treated with H(2)S to form the dark-colored Ag(2)S species, while leaving the hard host net intact and upstanding. This hard-soft duality serves to conjoin the rich electronic flavors of metal chalcogenides and the flexible textures of coordination nets.
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Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
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Zeller
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