title: Crystal structure of μ-cyanido-1:2κ(2) N:C-dicyanido-1κC,2κC-bis-(quinolin-8-amine-1κ(2) N,N')-2-silver(I)-1-silver(II): rare occurrence of a mixed-valence Ag(I,II) compound.
abstract: The title dinuclear complex, [Ag2(CN)3(C9H8N2)2], may be considered as an Ag(II) compound with the corresponding metal site coordinated by two bidentate quinolin-8-amine mol-ecules, one cyanide group and one dicyanidoargentate(I) anion, [Ag(CN)2](-). Since this latter ligand contains an Ag(I) atom, the complex should be a class 1 or class 2 mixed-valence compound, according to the Robin-Day classification. The Ag(II) atom is six-coordinated in a highly distorted octa-hedral geometry, while the Ag(I) atom displays the expected linear geometry. In the crystal, the amino groups of the quinolin-8-amine ligands form N-H⋯N hydrogen bonds with the N atoms of the non-bridging cyanide ligands, forming a two-dimensional network parallel to (102). The terminal cyanide ligands are not engaged in polymeric bonds and the title compound is an authentic mol-ecular complex. The title mol-ecule is thus a rare example of a stable Ag(I,II) complex, and the first mixed-valence Ag(I,II) mol-ecular complex characterized by X-ray diffraction.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie, Ingénierie Moléculaire et Nanostructures (LCIMN), Université Ferhat Abbas Sétif 1, Sétif 19000, Algeria ; Unité de Recherche de Chimie de l'Environnement et Moléculaire Structurale (CHEMS), Université Constantine 1, Constantine 25000, Algeria.
authors.forename: Zouaoui
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Setifi
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Física, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Av. San Claudio y 18 Sur, 72570 Puebla, Pue., Mexico.
authors.forename: Sylvain
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bernès
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire CRISMAT, UMR 6508 CNRS, ENSICAEN, 6 Boulevard du Maréchal Juin, 14050 Caen Cedex 04, France.
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Pérez
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie, Ingénierie Moléculaire et Nanostructures (LCIMN), Université Ferhat Abbas Sétif 1, Sétif 19000, Algeria.
authors.forename: Fatima
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Setifi
authors.affiliation: Unité de Recherche de Chimie de l'Environnement et Moléculaire Structurale (CHEMS), Université Constantine 1, Constantine 25000, Algeria.
authors.forename: Djamil-Azzeddine
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Rouag
keywords: crystal structure; mixed valency; quinoline; silver