Synthesis, Characterization, Crystal Structures and Thermal and Fluorescence Studies of Dinuclear and Polymeric Silver(I) Complexes of 5,5-Diethylbarbiturate with 2,5-Dimethylpyrazine and Piperazine Involving Ag-Ag Interactions

Abstract

Two silver(I) complexes, [Ag(dmpyz) <inf>2</inf>][Ag(barb) <inf>2</inf>] (1) and {[Ag(ppz)][Ag(barb) <inf>2</inf>]·H <inf>2</inf>O} <inf>n</inf> (2) (barb = 5,5-diethylbarbiturate, dmpyz = 2,5-dimethylpyrazine and ppz = piperazine), have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analyses, IR, thermal analysis (TG-DTA) and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Complex 1 consists of [Ag(dmpyz) <inf>2</inf>] + and [Ag(barb) <inf>2</inf>] - ions in which the silver(I) ions are linearly coordinated by two dmpyz or two barb ligands. These two ions are connected by strong Ag-Ag interactions (Ag-Ag = 2.896 (1) Å). Complex 2 is a 1D coordination polymer in which the silver(I) ions are bridged by the ppz ligands in a linear fashion, leading to a zigzag chain of [Ag(ppz)] <inf>n</inf> +, which interacts with the [Ag(barb) <inf>2</inf>] - units by Ag-Ag interactions of 3.183 (1) Å. The 1D chains are further assembled to form 3D networks by strong N-H···O and OW-H···O hydrogen bonds. IR spectra and TG-DTA data are in agreement with the crystal structures. The fluorescent properties of 1 were also evaluated. © 2010 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.