title: Probing structural consequences of N9-alkylation in silver-adenine frameworks.
abstract: This communication explores the effect of varying substituent bulk at the N9 position of the adenine moiety and its effect in dictating the structural aspects of silver-adenine frameworks. While adenine alone or 9-benzyl substituted ligand afforded mono and dinuclear dimeric entities, n-propyl substitution at the N9 position results in the formation of a metallaquartet. Longer n-alkyl chains (hexyl and nonyl) resulted in the formation of linear polymeric chains, via N1 and N7 coordination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur, Kanpur, 208016, (UP), India.
authors.forename: Ashutosh Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.forename: Rajneesh Kumar
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Prajapati
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Verma
mesh_terms: D000225:Adenine / Q000737:chemistry*; D000478:Alkylation; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000737:chemistry*; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D012834:Silver; D000225:Adenine; D009584:Nitrogen