title: Reactions of H2S with AgCl within a porous coordination network.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Xiao-Ping
authors.initials: XP
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Zhengtao
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zeller
authors.forename: Allen D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Hunter
authors.forename: Stephen Sin-Yin
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Chui
authors.forename: Chi-Ming
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Che
authors.forename: Jianhua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lin