title: Bis[μ-2-(3-pyridylmeth-yl)-2H-benzo-triazole]bis-[nitratosilver(I)].
abstract: In the title centrosymmetric binuclear Ag(I) complex, [Ag(2)(NO(3))(2)(C(12)H(10)N(4))(2)], each Ag(I) center is coordinated by one pyridine and one benzotriazole N-donor atom of two inversion-related 2-(3-pyridylmeth-yl)-2H-benzotriazole (L) ligands, and an O atom of a coordinated NO(3) (-) anion in a distorted T-shaped geometry. This forms a unique box-like cyclic dimer with an intra-molecular non-bonding Ag⋯Ag separation of 6.327 (2) Å. Weak inter-molecular Ag⋯O(nitrate) inter-actions [2.728 (4) and 2.646 (3) Å] link the binuclear units, forming a two-dimensional network parallel to (100). Inter-molecular C-H⋯O hydrogen-bonding inter-actions, involving the L ligands and the coordinated NO(3) (-) anions, link the sheets, forming a three-dimensional framework.
authors.affiliation: Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Surface & Interface Science, Henan, Zhengzhou 450002, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Song-Tao
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Liang-Qi
authors.initials: LQ
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Guang-Hui
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Shao-Ming
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Fang