A Study of the Interactions in an Extended Unsupported Gold-Silver Chain

The complex [Ag(Py)3][Au(C6F5)2]·Py (1) (Py = pyridine) has been prepared by the reaction of NBu4[Au(C6F5)2] with AgClO4 in the presence of pyridine. The crystallographic measurements indicate the presence of an extended unsupported one-dimensional chain of alternating gold and silver atoms. This arrangement is due to the formation of molecular Au−Ag ion pairs, to the π-stacking of C6F5 and pyridine arene ligands and to the packing effects that lead to molecular ion pairs at short distance. Theoretical calculations based on approximate experimental distances and angles reveal the presence of both metallophilic AuI−AgI and aromatic C6F5-pyridine interactions. From a theoretical point of view the nature of the intermetallic attraction arises from both an ionic contribution and from dispersion-type correlation effects; the aromatic interaction is mainly due to dispersion-type correlation effects.

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